PSS Data: Perceived Stress and Coping in Vietnamese Healthcare Workers, 2025

Han Thi Ngoc Nguyen's dataset contains survey responses from 212 healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, collected from February to March 2025. It includes scores from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and the Brief COPE inventory, along with sociodemographic, familial, and occupational factors. The data was used to analyze stress levels and associated factors among primary care workers.

Use Cases

• Predict perceived stress levels based on sociodemographic and occupational factors mentioned in the description
• Analyze the relationship between specific coping strategies (e.g., denial, behavioral disengagement) and stress scores
• Identify vulnerable subgroups (e.g., younger workers, physicians, those with chronic diseases) for targeted interventions

Strengths

• Includes data from 212 participants, providing a specific sample size for analysis
• Contains validated psychological instruments: the PSS-10 and Brief COPE inventory
• Data collection period is precisely defined as 19 February 2025 to 31 March 2025

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 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which may limit generalizability

Provenance

Source

Han Thi Ngoc Nguyen via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered questionnaire with total population sampling

Time Range

19 February 2025 to 31 March 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 07:36:14; freshness should be verified

Geography

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