Stress coping styles among anaesthesiology and intensive care unit personnel - links to the work environment and personal characteristics: a multicentre survey study.
ICU
anaesthesiology
stress coping
Journal
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
ISSN: 1471-6712
Titre abrégé: Scand J Caring Sci
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 8804206
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
04
12
2018
accepted:
07
01
2019
pubmed:
14
3
2019
medline:
18
2
2020
entrez:
14
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
High levels of stress among anaesthesiology and intensive care unit workers are commonly reported. Personnel in these units are prone to stress because of specific characteristics of their work. Their development of skills to cope with stress may affect their psychophysical condition and, consequently, patient safety. The aim of this study was to define the coping styles of anaesthesiology and intensive care unit personnel and to evaluate the connections between the work environment as well as personal characteristics and the dominant coping styles. Anaesthesiology and intensive care unit personnel from 15 selected Polish hospitals were surveyed using the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, which examines task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to assess stress levels. The analysis included 425 successfully completed surveys. The examined population was divided into two groups: Group N comprised 311 nurses (73.18%) and group P comprised 114 physicians (26.82%). For 167 participants (39.29%), the dominant coping style was defined. The most common style was the task-oriented coping style; it was dominant in 96 participants (22.58% of the entire examined population). This style was significantly predominant among men. The domination of some coping styles coexisted with marital status, number of children and financial situation. The occurrence of different coping styles did not significantly differ among workers at different-sized hospitals, with different job seniority or with different living locations. Perceived stress was correlated with all coping styles. Work-related stress among anaesthesiology and intensive care unit workers is an important problem. Further investigations of stress levels and the causes and effects of stress in this population are necessary.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
High levels of stress among anaesthesiology and intensive care unit workers are commonly reported. Personnel in these units are prone to stress because of specific characteristics of their work. Their development of skills to cope with stress may affect their psychophysical condition and, consequently, patient safety.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to define the coping styles of anaesthesiology and intensive care unit personnel and to evaluate the connections between the work environment as well as personal characteristics and the dominant coping styles.
METHODS
METHODS
Anaesthesiology and intensive care unit personnel from 15 selected Polish hospitals were surveyed using the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, which examines task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to assess stress levels.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The analysis included 425 successfully completed surveys. The examined population was divided into two groups: Group N comprised 311 nurses (73.18%) and group P comprised 114 physicians (26.82%). For 167 participants (39.29%), the dominant coping style was defined. The most common style was the task-oriented coping style; it was dominant in 96 participants (22.58% of the entire examined population). This style was significantly predominant among men. The domination of some coping styles coexisted with marital status, number of children and financial situation. The occurrence of different coping styles did not significantly differ among workers at different-sized hospitals, with different job seniority or with different living locations. Perceived stress was correlated with all coping styles.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Work-related stress among anaesthesiology and intensive care unit workers is an important problem. Further investigations of stress levels and the causes and effects of stress in this population are necessary.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Pagination
661-668Subventions
Organisme : Medical University of Lublin
Informations de copyright
© 2019 Nordic College of Caring Science.
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