Abstract

The present research is a descriptive-analytical study which aims to examine the relationships between the occupational stress levels with the Lymphocyte Transformation Test (LTT) level in nurses in a hospital in Tehran. The sample included all nurses (N = 105) who worked as full-time with at least one year background. In order to determine the level of the LTT the stimulation factor phytohemagglutinin A was carried out. In addition, the Osipow inventory was used to determine the occupational stress scores. Findings showed that all participants had the occupational stress scores at a normal range. That is, the majority of them (84) had normal stress level and the rest of the subjects (15.2) showed below the normal range. Furthermore, all subjects indicated the normal range of the LTT. However, there were significant relationships between demographic characteristics with occupational stress scores and LTT. © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.