Investigation and analysis of the anxious condition of nurses and correlative factors / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the anxious condition of nurses and correlative factors,and to explore the relationship between the nurses' anxiety and the correlative factors,so that can help the management echelon and nurses to correctly understand the relationship of anxiety and pressure,and control and handle the anxiety problem of nurses fundamentally,and improve the physical and mental health,work efficiency and nursing quality of nurses. Methods A questionnaire investigation was conducted in 85 nurses from a certain hospital in Harbin about the anxiety,life events,work stressor and the relationship between them. Results 30 nurses had anxiety(the anxiety group),another 55 nurses showed no anxiety(the nonanxiety group).The comparison of items in life events inventory showed that great difference existed in pregnancy,addition of new family members,the difficulty of training their children,property damage or being stolen,living apart with the spouse,magnificent changes of the life style,having got severe illness or wound.In the aspect of work sttessor scale,professional and career issues,workload and allocation of time,working environment,patient care and interaction showed significant difference.The work pressure was significantly associated with the level of anxiety. Conclusions Our finding suggest that effective stress management strategies should be implemented to reduce or eliminate work pressure of nurses,carry out training to improve the self-regulation ability of nurses,and if necessary biofeedback therapy can be introduced.