Severity of insomnia and stress perception as a chained mediator between perceived social support and somatic symptoms in Chinese's nurses

IF 2.7 4区医学 Q1 NURSING

Applied Nursing Research Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.apnr.2025.151940

Xiaoyan Qi , Qian Zhao , Wenru Wang

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Abstract

Background

Social support is crucial for reducing nurses' somatic symptoms and insomnia, which are linked to stress perception. Understanding these relationships can help explain somatic symptom mechanisms in nursing staff.

Methods

We studied 293 front-line nurses using scales for perceived stress, social support, insomnia severity, and somatic symptoms. We analyzed the data with Pearson correlations and SPSS mediation model.

Results

Greater perceived social support was associated with fewer somatic symptoms, lower insomnia severity, and less perceived stress. Insomnia severity was linked to stress perception and somatic symptoms. Stress perception also correlated with somatic symptoms. Social support indirectly predicted somatic symptoms through insomnia severity and stress perception, explaining 6.62% of the total effect.

Conclusion

Social support indirectly affects somatic symptoms in nurses, with insomnia severity and stress perception playing a mediating role. This finding highlights the importance of addressing these factors to reduce somatic symptoms in nursing staff.

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背景社会支持对减轻护士的躯体症状和失眠至关重要，而躯体症状和失眠与压力感知有关。我们使用压力感知、社会支持、失眠严重程度和躯体症状量表对 293 名一线护士进行了研究。我们利用皮尔逊相关性和 SPSS 调解模型对数据进行了分析。结果感知到的社会支持越大，躯体症状越少，失眠严重程度越低，感知到的压力越小。失眠严重程度与压力感知和躯体症状有关。压力感知也与躯体症状相关。社会支持通过失眠严重程度和压力感知间接预测了躯体症状，占总效应的 6.62%。这一发现强调了解决这些因素对减轻护理人员躯体症状的重要性。

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Applied Nursing Research 医学-护理

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期刊介绍： Applied Nursing Research presents original, peer-reviewed research findings clearly and directly for clinical applications in all nursing specialties. Regular features include "Ask the Experts," research briefs, clinical methods, book reviews, news and announcements, and an editorial section. Applied Nursing Research covers such areas as pain management, patient education, discharge planning, nursing diagnosis, job stress in nursing, nursing influence on length of hospital stay, and nurse/physician collaboration.