Kubo Hideyuki, Kaneko Yoshiyuki, Saitoh Kaori, Furihata Ryuji, Jike Maki, Otsuka Yuichiro, Uchiyama Makoto, Suzuki Masahiro
Department of Psychiatry, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Fondation FondaMental, Hôpital Albert Chenevier Pôle de Psychiatrie, Créteil, France.
Front Public Health. 2025 Jan 14;12:1422395. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1422395. eCollection 2024.
Preventing depression among nurses is a critical issue from the perspective of occupational welfare, but associations between depressive symptoms in nurses and stress-coping strategies remain unclear.
In the present study, an epidemiological study was conducted based on a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Data obtained from 2,534 female nurses working at three general hospitals in Tokyo, Japan, were analyzed. Participants completed a questionnaire comprising 42 items, including depressive symptoms and stress-coping strategies, in addition to sociodemographic information and perceived mental stress.
Our study showed that the emotional distraction strategy "Engaging in hobbies or relaxing" was negatively associated with both depressed mood and loss of interest. In addition, the problem-solving strategy "Making an effort to think optimistically" was negatively associated with loss of interest. Conversely, use of avoidant strategies was positively associated with both depressive symptoms.
Our findings may indicate the importance of focusing on types of coping styles when developing strategies to prevent depressive symptoms in nurses.
从职业福利的角度来看，预防护士群体中的抑郁症是一个关键问题，但护士的抑郁症状与压力应对策略之间的关联仍不明确。
在本研究中，基于横断面问卷调查进行了一项流行病学研究。对从日本东京三家综合医院工作的2534名女性护士那里获得的数据进行了分析。除社会人口统计学信息和感知到的心理压力外，参与者还完成了一份包含42个项目的问卷，其中包括抑郁症状和压力应对策略。
我们的研究表明，情绪分散策略“从事爱好活动或放松身心”与情绪低落和兴趣丧失均呈负相关。此外，解决问题策略“努力进行乐观思考”与兴趣丧失呈负相关。相反，使用回避策略与两种抑郁症状均呈正相关。
我们的研究结果可能表明，在制定预防护士抑郁症状的策略时，关注应对方式的类型具有重要意义。
