Work stress, coping strategies and levels of depression among nurses working in mental health hospital in Port-Said city

Q1 Social Sciences

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Pub Date : 2017-08-30 DOI:10.1080/17542863.2017.1343859

S. Elsayed, A. Hasan, M. Musleh

引用次数: 34

Abstract

ABSTRACT Psychiatric nurses experience a wide range of stressful events, evolving from the care of violent, aggressive patients, recurrent relapse and poor prognosis of mental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess workplace stress, coping strategies and levels of depression among psychiatric nurses. A descriptive correlation design was conducted on psychiatric nurses working in mental health settings. Data were collected from 70 nurses at a mental health hospital. The results revealed that psychiatric nurses had moderate levels of work-related stress and depression, and exhibiting different coping strategies. Stress and depression are prevalent among psychiatric nurses; implementing programmes aimed at teaching them how to deal with stress at work and improving their coping strategies and problem-solving skills are recommended.

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塞得港市精神病院护士的工作压力、应对策略和抑郁程度

精神科护士面临着各种各样的压力事件，从照顾暴力、攻击性患者、复发和预后不良的精神障碍患者演变而来。这项研究的目的是评估精神科护士的工作压力、应对策略和抑郁程度。对在精神卫生机构工作的精神科护士进行描述性相关设计。数据收集自一家精神病院的70名护士。结果显示，精神科护士的工作压力和抑郁程度均处于中等水平，并表现出不同的应对策略。精神科护士普遍存在压力和抑郁;建议实施旨在教他们如何处理工作压力和改进他们的应对策略和解决问题的技能的方案。

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International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.