en Occupational Health Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Background:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> Nursing occupation can be stressful, with various practical factors, and nurse creativity plays a significant role in clinical nursing success. This study aims to determine nurses&#39; association of socio-demographic characteristics and creativity with occupational stress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> This descriptive study was conducted on 200 nurses working in teaching hospitals in Ilam, Iran in 2019. Sampling was performed by the simple random method. Data collection tools included socio-demographic, job stress, and Abedi creativity questionnaire (CT). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software v.21. One-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used to compare the mean occupational stress scores among different sociodemographic groups. The Pearson correlation test investigated the associations between occupational stress and creativity, and a general linear model was used to determine a correlation between occupational stress and soci-demographic characteristics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Results:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> About 73% of nurses had low and 25% had no occupational stress (score: >3.5), There was correlation between occupational stress and creativity (p>0.001, r= 0.25) and sub-domains: fluidity (p> 0.001, r= 0.26), innovation (p= 0.003, r= 0.20), and flexibility (r = 0.25, p <0.001). There was significant correlation between occupational stress and socio-demographic characteristics, including education status, work experience, number of night shifts per month, and satisfaction with hospital employment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:250%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> we concluded that health managers should help with spoting creativity to solve health system problems by providing a stress-free environment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> Nurse,Occupational Stress,Creativity, 129 137 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-476-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Ghelichkhani ghelichkhani_f@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011302 22400319475328460011302 No Ph.D. Student in Reproductive Health, Dept. of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Azam Mohammadi mohammadi_a222@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011303 22400319475328460011303 No Ph.D. Student in Reproductive Health, Dept. of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Faezeh Mohammadshahi fa12.mohamadshahi@gmail.com 22400319475328460011304 22400319475328460011304 No M.Sc. Student in Epidemiology, Dept. of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Ilam University of Medical Sciences Sedigheh Khalili-Shomia shoma@ymail.comm 22400319475328460011305 22400319475328460011305 No Instructor, Dept. of Paramedicine, Amol School of Paramedical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Arman Azadi Azadi.arman@gmail.com 22400319475328460011306 22400319475328460011306 No Associated Prof., Dept. of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Ilam University of Medical Sciences Ellahe Bahrami-Vazir bahramivazir2541@yahoo.com 22400319475328460011307 22400319475328460011307 Yes Instructor, Dept. of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Ilam University of Medical Sciences