Research Article
The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation
Table 2
Coping techniques and their frequency in response to work-related stress.
| | Item | Every time | Majority of time | Sometimes | Rarely | Never |
| | Eat more food than usual | 2 (1.7%) | 25 (20.8%) | 49 (40.8%) | 35 (29.2%) | 9 (7.5%) | | Eat less food than usual | 1 (0.8%) | 6 (5.0%) | 27 (22.5%) | 59 (49.2%) | 25 (20.8%) | | Eat more junk food than usual | 2 (1.7%) | 23 (19.2%) | 59 (49.2%) | 26 (21.7%) | 9 (7.5%) | | Eat more healthy foods than usual | 0 | 2 (1.7%) | 38 (31.7%) | 56 (46.7%) | 20 (16.7%) | | Exercise less than usual | 2 (1.7%) | 12 (10.0%) | 35 (29.2%) | 40 (33.3%) | 27 (22.5%) | | Exercise more than usual | 1 (0.8%) | 10 (8.3%) | 37 (30.8%) | 44 (36.7%) | 21 (17.5%) | | Sleep more than usual | 0 | 12 (10.0%) | 37 (30.8%) | 44 (36.7%) | 27 (22.5%) | | Sleep less than usual | 2 (1.7%) | 24 (20.0%) | 47 (39.2%) | 34 (28.3%) | 9 (7.5%) |
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