Association between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in Intensive Care Units | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 7, Volume 9, Issue 25 - Serial Number 1, June 2021, Pages 70-78 PDF (875.82 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.73315.1167 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Omaima Ezzat Mahmoud1; Ragaa Dahi Mohamed2; Warda Ramadan Abouzied2; Donia Elsaid Fathi* 3; Reda Abd El Aal Thabet4 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni- Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University Qena, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, PortSaid University, Egypt | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Nurses are more susceptible to stress compared to other nurses and they are in need to use many coping strategies to help them to cope with stress. Aim: To investigate the association between perceived stress and coping strategies among nurses in intensive care units. Research Design: A descriptive research design was used in the current research. Setting: The study was applied in five intensive care units include the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU), general at Sohag University Hospital, and the obstetric critical care unit, general and pediatric intensive care unit at South-Valley University Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample was used in this research which included all the nurses in the previously mentioned setting (70 nurses). Tools for data collection: Tool I: Self-administered questionnaire. Tool II: Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and Tool III: the Brief COPE Inventory. Results: The majority of the nurses reported a moderate stress level and one-quarter of them reported a severe level of stress. There was a highly statistically significant relationship between perceived stress and coping strategies in intensive care unit nurses. Conclusion: It was found that using a variety of coping strategies can be effective in reducing stress among nurses in intensive care units. Recommendation: Raising awareness and education of the nurses in intensive care units regarding coping strategies to help them cope with stress. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit; Coping Strategies& Perceived Stress | ||
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