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Hjörleifsdóttir E, Sigurðardóttir Þ, Óskarsson GK, Halapi EC. Stress, burnout and coping among nurses working on acute medical wards and in the community: A quantitative study. Scand J Caring Sci 2024. [PMID: 38977380 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psychological distress can cause burnout, which affects mental and physical well-being. It is important to identify factors associated with psychological distress and physical discomfort and how nurses deal with these problems. AIM The aim was to investigate distress, burnout and coping among community nurses (CN) and hospital nurses (HN). APPROACH AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 409 nurses completed three questionnaires: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and Ways of Coping (WOC). FINDINGS Participants younger than 40 demonstrated significantly more distress and burnout than those older than 40 years. Participants who had moderate and high distress on the PSS were significantly more at risk for experiencing personal, work-related and patient-related burnout. A significant positive correlation was found between distress and behavioural escape-avoidance, cognitive escape-avoidance and distancing. Significant positive correlations were also seen between all the subscales of the CBI and behavioural escape-avoidance, cognitive escape-avoidance and distancing. Positive significant correlation was also obtained between staff resources and distress and personal-related and work-related burnout. Negative correlation was demonstrated between staff resources and patient-related burnout. Participants with longer work experience were less likely to report moderate or high distress, and those who scored higher on personal burnout and behavioural escape-avoidance were more likely to have moderate or high distress. CONCLUSION The results of this study call for increased attention to the younger generation in the nursing profession. The results also validate the need to investigate further the correlation between distress, burnout and coping and how these issues might influence each other among nurses working in the community and hospitals. Findings should be taken with precaution, they do not describe in detail what underlying factors contribute to distress and discomfort found in this study, they do, however, indicate certain coping strategies nurses use to deal with distress and burnout.
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- Accident and Emergency Nursing, School of Health, Business and Natural Sciences-Faculty of Nursing, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- School of Health, Business and Natural Sciences-Faculty of Nursing, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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Turgut DN, Tuncel E, Palta A, Tektas M, Balci M, Guzel O, Keten T, Aslan Y, Tuncel A. Job satisfaction, depression severity and quality of life ratings of perioperative nurses in robotic-assisted and laparoscopic surgery. J Robot Surg 2024; 18:19. [PMID: 38217785 PMCID: PMC10787668 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01764-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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The rapid introduction of technological developments into healthcare systems adds another layer of complexity to the already demanding jobs of nurses, particularly for those working in perioperative care. In the present study, our primary aim is job satisfaction, whereas the secondary outcomes are psychological well-being and quality of life (QoL) ratings of perioperative nurses who take part in robotic-assisted and pure laparoscopic surgery. A total of 101 perioperative nurses in six different centers were included in the study. Fifty-one of the nurses were working in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery and 50 of them were working in pure laparoscopic surgery. All participants responded to Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MJSQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and SF-36 QoL Measurement Survey. The two groups did not differ in their total MJSQ, BDI and SF-36 QoL scores (pMJSQ:0.066, pBDI:0.329, pSF-36-QoL:0.136). In addition, there were no differences between the two groups in their intrinsic job satisfaction and extrinsic job satisfaction sub-scores (pintrinsic: 0.473, pextrinsic:0.121). Overall, 18.9% of the nurses reported having moderate to extreme depressive symptoms and most of them (87.1%) had low to moderate levels of job satisfaction. Finally, QoL ratings was generally at moderate levels. Perioperative nurses who work in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery do not differ from those working in pure laparoscopic surgery in terms of their job satisfaction, psychological well-being, and QoL ratings. In addition, across groups' psychological well-being, job satisfaction, and QoL ratings were not particularly high, suggesting that more attention needs to be paid to improving the work conditions of perioperative nurses.
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- Dilara Nur Turgut
- University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology, Department of Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, 63119, USA
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- University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Oncology Building, Ground Flour/C Block, Room: 60031500, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Oncology Building, Ground Flour/C Block, Room: 60031500, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Oncology Building, Ground Flour/C Block, Room: 60031500, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Oncology Building, Ground Flour/C Block, Room: 60031500, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Section for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Oncology Building, Ground Flour/C Block, Room: 60031500, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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