Intervention Research of Narrative Nursing on the Psychological Problems of the Caregivers Under the Normalization of the Epidemic.

OBJECTIVE

The research aims to investigate the impact of narrative nursing on the psychological well-being of nursing personnel in the context of the normalization of epidemic.

METHODS

A cohort of 170 frontline nursing staff at our institution was selected for this clinical study from January 1st to October 31st of 2023. The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was employed to evaluate the psychological health of these frontline nursing personnel, compared to the standard norms for nurses in mainland China. Employing a randomized selection method, the cohort was divided into two groups: a control group (85 cases) receiving conventional nursing care and a research group (85 cases) receiving narrative nursing care. The duration of nursing intervention in both groups was set at 12 weeks. Various aspects of psychological well-being, work-related stress, psychological resilience, post-traumatic stress disorder, occupational burnout, job satisfaction, and coping strategies were assessed both before and after the nursing intervention.

RESULTS

Among the positive projects of 170 frontline nursing personnel, 32 exhibited positive symptoms, resulting in a positive rate of 18.82%. With the exception of the paranoia dimension score, the scores for other dimensions in the SCL-90 scale within the clinical group were notably higher than those observed in the norm group (P < .05). Among the ten items with the highest frequency of positive symptoms, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and hostility were identified as the most prevalent psychological health issues among frontline nursing personnel. Post-nursing intervention, the research group exhibited lower scores in dimensions other than paranoia in the SCL-90 scale compared to the control group (P < .05). The research group also displayed lower scores in SAS, SDS, SRQ, PCL-C, MBI-HSS and higher scores in CD-RISC and JWS post-intervention (P < .05). In the post-nursing intervention phase, the research group demonstrated lower scores in negative coping and higher scores in positive coping as per the SCSQ scale in comparison to the control group (P < .05).

CONCLUSIONS

Amidst the ongoing normalization of the epidemic, the psychological well-being of frontline nursing staff was lower than the established norms for nurses in mainland China. Notably, somatization, anxiety, and depression emerged as predominant manifestations. Narrative nursing was identified as an effective intervention to enhance nursing personnel's psychological well-being and coping strategies, ultimately regulating negative emotions, reducing post-traumatic stress disorder and occupational burnout, reducing stress levels, and enhancing job satisfaction and psychological resilience.