Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Lira University, Lira, Uganda.
Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control, Lira University, Lira, Uganda.
Nurs Open. 2023 Sep;10(9):6101-6107. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1831. Epub 2023 May 18.
This study aimed to assess chronic stress and coping mechanisms among nurses in Lango sub-region, northern Uganda, conducted between May and June 2022.
Institutional-based cross-sectional design conducted between May and June 2022.
The study included 498 participants recruited from six health facilities. A 12-Item Short Form Survey tool was used to collect data on chronic stress, while a researcher-developed questionnaire was used to collect data on coping strategies. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression and multiple regression were conducted for data analysis. A p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Out of 498 participants, 153 (30.7%) were aged between 31 and 40 years, 341 (68.5%) were female, 288 (57.8%) were married, and 266 (53.4%) had less than Diploma. Of the 498 participants, 351 (70.5%) experienced chronic stress. The protective factors against chronic stress were being married (AOR: 0.132; 95% CI: 0.043-0.408; p < 0.001), optimizing shift length (AOR: 0.056; 95% CI: 0.027-0.115; p < 0.001), religiosity/Spirituality (AOR: 2.750; 95% CI: 1.376-5.497; p = 0.004), and regular exercise and breaks (AOR: 0.405; 95% CI: 0.223-0.737; p = 0.003).
本研究旨在评估乌干达北部兰戈地区护士的慢性应激和应对机制，研究于 2022 年 5 月至 6 月进行。
2022 年 5 月至 6 月进行的基于机构的横断面设计。
研究纳入了来自六家卫生机构的 498 名参与者。使用 12 项简短量表工具收集慢性应激数据，使用研究者开发的问卷收集应对策略数据。进行描述性统计、二元逻辑回归和多元回归进行数据分析。p 值为 0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
在 498 名参与者中，153 名（30.7%）年龄在 31 至 40 岁之间，341 名（68.5%）为女性，288 名（57.8%）已婚，266 名（53.4%）拥有低于文凭的学历。在 498 名参与者中，351 名（70.5%）经历了慢性应激。对慢性应激的保护因素是已婚（AOR：0.132；95%CI：0.043-0.408；p<0.001）、优化轮班长度（AOR：0.056；95%CI：0.027-0.115；p<0.001）、宗教信仰/灵性（AOR：2.750；95%CI：1.376-5.497；p=0.004）和定期锻炼和休息（AOR：0.405；95%CI：0.223-0.737；p=0.003）。
