Healthcare Worker Stress and Coping Survey in Ho Chi Minh City, 212 Participants

212 healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, participated in a cross-sectional survey from February to March 2025. The dataset includes scores from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and the Brief COPE inventory, along with sociodemographic, familial, and occupational factors. It was authored by Han Thi Ngoc Nguyen and published on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict stress levels based on sociodemographic factors like age and profession.
• Analyze the association between chronic disease status and perceived stress scores.
• Identify patterns in the use of specific coping strategies, such as denial or behavioral disengagement.
• Model the multivariate predictors of stress using variables like age, chronic disease, and job role.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 212 participants from a total population sampling method.
• Contains validated psychological scales: the PSS-10 and the Brief COPE inventory.
• Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a single district-level health system in Ho Chi Minh City over a specific 6-week period.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Structured self-administered questionnaire.

Time Range

19 February 2025 to 31 March 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 07:36:16

Geography

District-level health system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam