Study on The Correlation between Alexithymia and Social Support of Nurses in ICU

Objectives: The goal of the present study is to investigate the status of alexithymia and social support among ICU nurses，and to investigate the correlation between the alexithymia and social support of ICU nurses. Methods: From June to November 2016，400 ICU nurses were sampled from 7 general hospitals in Changchun with convenient sampling method， there were 375 valid questionnaires. The efficiency was 93.75%. The questionnaire includes the self-designed general situation questionnaire，Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Results: 1. The total score of the alexithymia of ICU nurses was 55.07± 7.85，and the mean score of alexithymia was 2.75±0.39. 2. The total score of social support of ICU nurses was 37.14± 6.75，and the mean score of social support was 2.86±0.52. 3. The total score of the alexithymia was negatively correlated with the subjective support，objective support，supportive utilization and the total score of social support(P Conclusions: 1. ICU nurses generally have a certain degree of empathy， and at a moderate level. The job title，working years，with or without children， marital status were the factors that affect the ICU nurses9 alexithymia. 2. The social support of ICU nurses was at the middle level. Gender，age， job title，working years，with or without children and marital status were the factors affecting the social support of ICU nurses. 3. The alexithymia of ICU nurses was negatively correlated with the subjective support.