Research on the mental health status of head nurses in tertiary hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.34.010
- VernacularTitle:三级医院护士长心理健康状况的调查研究
- Author:
Yan HAN
1
;
Changhong TAO
;
Caijun LI
;
Yanhong CANG
;
Yan SUN
Author Information
1. 223001 江苏省淮安市第三人民医院护理部
- Keywords:
Nursing,supervisory;
Mental health;
Tertiary hospitals
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(34):4921-4926
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To know the head nurses′ mental health in Huaian tertiary hospitals and researching the effects of working experience, job title and departments on head nurses′mental health, so as to provide references for the interventions. Methods Totally 202 head nurses from 7 tertiary hospitals in Huaian area were selected as the research object. The general questionnaire and the symptom checklist-90 ( SCL-90) were used to conduct the investigation. A total of 202 questionnaires were sent out and 183 valid questionnaires of them were taken back, and the effective rate reached up to 90. 59%. Results Except for the symptoms of terror factor, hostile, the remaining seven symptoms factors, SCL-90 total score and the number of positive items were all significantly higher than the national norm (P<0.01). As the survey results showed, the difference in tenure matron SCL-90 total average score, the score of somatization, depression, coercion, anxiety and interpersonal relationship, paranoia and psychotic average were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Differences in the scores of depression and paranoid symptoms with different professional titles were statistically significant differences ( P<0. 05 ) . There were statistically significant differences in the scores of somatic, depression, obsessive-compulsive and anxiety symptoms among head nurses in different departments (P<0.05). Statistical index positive rate:head nurses′total SCL-90 score was over 160 points, and accounted for 30.60%;individual positive items were >43, and accounted for 32. 79%; The positive rates of each factor were more than 10%except hostility and terror. Conclusions The mental health situation of head nurses in tertiary hospitals of huaian is not optimistic, and the authorities and the head nurses need to take active interventions to promote their mental health and improve the quality and efficiency of care work.
