Traumatic Events and Factors Influencing Post-Traumatic Growth in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Self-Exposure, and Emotional Support
10.22650/JKCNR.2024.30.3.294
- Author:
Min ji CHOI
1
;
Hee-Ju KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital
- From:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
2024;30(3):294-303
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency and types of traumatic events experienced by intensive care unit nurses and to identify factors affecting their post-traumatic growth.
Methods:A descriptive correlational study was conducted. A total of 136 intensive care unit nurses, were participated. Data were collected at two university hospitals from April 15 to 28, 2021 using questionnaires on trauma event experience, post-traumatic growth, cognitive emotion regulation, self-exposure, and emotional support. The data were analyzed by t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression analysis.
Results:The main influencing factors of post-traumatic growth in intensive care unit nurses were using adaptive cognitive emotion regulation, having higher peer emotional support, and being married, which accounted for 22.4% of the explained variance. The most common traumatic events were ‘caring for patients with abnormal behavior,’ ‘providing end-of-life and postmortem care,’ and ‘failing to resuscitate patients despite ongoing treatment.’ The most distressful traumatic events was ‘verbal or physical violence of the patient’s family’.
Conclusion:The intervention strategies to foster adaptive cognitive emotion regulation and to create a supportive peer environment could help intensive care unit nurses to achieve post traumatic growth after experiencing traumatic events.
