A CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN STRESS AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG STAFF NURSES AT SELECTED HOSPITAL OF DEHRADUN, INDIA

Introduction: Stress is a potential cause of concern in staff nurses and is associated with health risk behavior which is actions or practice of an individual that have potential of causing ill health disability or death to the individual or society at large.Aim of this study was to find out the relationship between stress and health risk behavior among staff nurses at selected hospital of Dehradun. Methodology: A quantitative research approach was used to assess the stress and health risk behavior. The correlational research design was selected. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used and sample size was 100. The study was conducted at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Patel Nagar Dehradun. The research tool consisted of Perceived Stress Scale and National Health Risk Behavior Survey Scale. The collected data was analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: There was 88% moderate level of stress and 4% high level of stress found in participants and 15% high level of health risk behavior.There was a negative correlation found between stress and health risk behavior.No association was found between study variables and socio demographic variables. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is moderate level of stress and high level of health risk behavior and there is no correlation found between stress and health risk behavior and there is also no association found between demographic variables.