Author Affiliation: Research Scientist (Ms Harris, Dr Green, and Dr Tao) and Scientific Director of Nursing, Population Health, and Academic Research (Dr Robinson), Center for Whole-Person Research AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida.
J Nurs Adm. 2021 Feb 1;51(2):106-113. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000978.
The aim of this study was to explore the association between religion/spirituality (r/s) and mental health outcomes in hospital-based nursing staff.
The relationship between r/s and health has been studied extensively. Most frequently, r/s has been studied in association with mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and distress among patients. However, hospital-based nurses suffer from the mental health effects of working in high-stress work environments. To date, little research has focused on the relationship between r/s and mental health outcomes in nurses.
A cross-sectional online survey was completed by 207 nurses from 6 community hospitals.
Approximately half of the nurses sampled identified as religious, whereas nearly 75% identified as spiritual. There were significant associations between measures of r/s and mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and mental well-being.
This whole-person assessment of nurses may inform future retention and engagement strategies focused on faith-based interventions.
本研究旨在探讨医院护理人员的宗教/精神信仰(r/s)与心理健康结果之间的关系。
r/s 与健康之间的关系已被广泛研究。r/s 最常与心理健康结果相关联,包括患者的抑郁、焦虑和痛苦。然而,医院的护士在高压工作环境中承受着心理健康的影响。迄今为止,很少有研究关注 r/s 与护士心理健康结果之间的关系。
对来自 6 家社区医院的 207 名护士进行了横断面在线调查。
大约一半的护士被确定为宗教信仰者,而近 75%的护士被确定为精神信仰者。r/s 的测量结果与心理健康结果(如抑郁、焦虑和心理健康)之间存在显著关联。
对护士的整体评估可以为未来基于信仰的干预措施的保留和参与策略提供信息。