Shdaifat Emad A, Al Amer Mohammed M, Jamama Aysar A
Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, KSA.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2020 Feb 6;15(1):66-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.12.007. eCollection 2020 Feb.
This study aimed to investigate the forms and frequency of verbal abuse (VA) among nursing student interns and determine the prevalence of psychological disorders (i.e. depression, stress, and anxiety) within this group.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban teaching hospital in KSA. Nursing student interns responded to the Verbal Abuse Questionnaire and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales.
A total of 54 interns completed the questionnaires; 55% of them had been exposed to one type of VA at least once a year, and 5% of them had experienced VA several times a week. 'Ignoring' was the most frequently experienced form of VA (50.8%), and feeling overwhelmed was the most commonly experienced emotional reaction (51.1%) to VA. 'Stop talking to the abusive person' was the most frequently reported behavioural reaction to VA (57.9%). Most of them (59.3%) did not report a sign of depression, but 18.5% of them had severe to extremely severe depression. Most interns (70.4%) did not report a sign of anxiety, but approximately 11.1% of them had severe to extremely severe anxiety. A majority (70.4%) of the interns did not report a sign of stress, and only 5.6% of them reported experiencing severe stress.
VA is a major problem that is encountered in clinical settings, especially by future nurses. The present findings underscore the need to further examine the levels and forms of VA that are experienced by them and their reactions to such stress-inducing behaviours.
本研究旨在调查实习护生遭受言语虐待（VA）的形式和频率，并确定该群体中心理障碍（即抑郁、压力和焦虑）的患病率。
在沙特阿拉伯王国一家城市教学医院进行了一项横断面研究。实习护生填写了言语虐待问卷和抑郁焦虑压力量表。
共有54名实习生完成了问卷调查；其中55%的人每年至少经历过一种形式的言语虐待，5%的人每周经历数次言语虐待。“被忽视”是最常经历的言语虐待形式（50.8%），而感到不知所措是对言语虐待最常经历的情绪反应（51.1%）。“停止与施虐者交谈”是对言语虐待最常报告的行为反应（57.9%）。他们中的大多数人（59.3%）没有抑郁迹象，但其中18.5%的人患有重度至极重度抑郁。大多数实习生（70.4%）没有焦虑迹象，但约11.1%的人患有重度至极重度焦虑。大多数实习生（70.4%）没有压力迹象，只有5.6%的人报告经历过严重压力。
言语虐待是临床环境中遇到的一个主要问题，尤其是对未来的护士而言。目前的研究结果强调有必要进一步研究他们所经历的言语虐待的程度和形式以及他们对这种诱发压力行为的反应。
