The influence of individuals, workload, and physical work environment on work stress of nurses at Mamuju Regional General Hospital

Occupational stress in nurses is an important problem because it can impact the health of the workforce, patient safety, and the quality of hospital services, especially in working conditions with high physical and mental demands. This study determines the influence of individual factors, workload, and physical work environment on work stress in nurses at Mamuju Regional General Hospital. This study used a quantitative cross-sectional design with a total sample of 121 nurses, measuring work stress using a cocorometer, mental workload using NASA-TLX, and lighting and temperature as the physical work environment, and analyzed using the chi-square test and ordinal logistic regression. Bivariate analysis showed a significant influence between mental workload on job stress (p=0.003