Influence of alexithymia on silence behavior of clinical nurses
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200429-03103
- VernacularTitle:述情障碍对临床护士沉默行为的影响
- Author:
Jiandan PAN
1
;
Shujin YE
;
Zhi LIN
;
Zhengjie DAI
;
Suichai LIN
Author Information
1. 温州医科大学附属第一医院急诊科，温州 325000
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Alexithymia;
Silence behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(1):52-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current status of alexithymia and silence behavior in clinical nurses, and analyze the influence of clinical nurses' alexithymia on silence behavior.Methods:Using the cross sectional survey method, convenience sampling was used to select 589 clinical nurses from the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University as the research object from September to October 2019. The investigation was carried out with the general information questionnaire, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and the Employee Silence Scale to analyze the influence of alexithymia on silence behavior of clinical nurses. A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed and 589 valid questionnaires were returned, with the effective response rate of 98.2%.Results:Among 589 clinical nurses, the total scores of TAS and silence behavior were (54.07±8.86) and (36.24±6.32) respectively. The results of single factor analysis showed that in terms of job title, working years, education, department, form of employment, and marital status, there were statistically significant differences in the scores of the Employee Silence Scale in 589 clinical nurses ( P<0.05) . Pearson correlation analysis results indicated that clinical nurses' TAS scores were positively correlated with the Employee Silence Scale scores. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that describing affective disorder and extroverted thinking had a positive predictive effect on silence behavior, explaining 24.1% of the total variation. Conclusions:The alexithymia and silence behavior of clinical nurses need to be improved, and the alexithymia positively affects the silent behavior. Nursing managers should encourage clinical nurses to actively express their inner suggestions and ideas, and reduce the silence behavior of clinical nurses.
