신생아집중치료실 간호사의 임종간호 스트레스, 대처방식 및심리적 안녕감

• Published in: Child health nursing research 2018, 24(4), , pp.475-483
• Main Authors: 권은희, 주현옥, 정은옥, 한춘희, 임진주, 이유리, 정민승, 박소연
• Format: Article
• Language: Korean
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 2287-9110; 2287-9129
• DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2018.24.4.475

Purpose: This study aimed to identify stress levels due to end-of-life care, coping strategies, and psychological well-being among nurses in neonatal intensive care unit, and to investigate the effect of stress levels and coping strategies on their well-being. Methods: A total of 128 nurses in the neonatal intensive care units of general hospitals in B city participated. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, ANOVA, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression with SPSS version 22.0. Results: The coping strategy that nurses most often used was seeking social support. The factors affecting the well-being of the participants were wishful thinking, problem-focused coping and seeking social support, in order. Those 3 variables explained 21 % of the total variance in psychological well-being. Problem-focused coping and seeking social support were positively associated with psychological well-being, while wishful thinking showed a negative association. Conclusion: In order to improve the psychological well-being of nurses in neonatal intensive care units, it is necessary to provide nurses with a program to build a social support system and to improve their problem-based coping skills. KCI Citation Count: 2