Analysis on post-traumatic stress disorder and its relative factors of emergency department nurses after suffering from workplace violence
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.12.023
- VernacularTitle:广州市急诊护士遭受工作场所暴力后应激障碍发生状况及相关因素分析
- Author:
Ting YU
;
Ailing HU
;
Ruijuan WEN
;
Yanjun ZHANG
;
Qiuping LIN
;
Yisheng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emergency department nurse;
Workplace violence;
Post-traumatic stress disorder
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;(12):41-44
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To describe the general condition of workplace violence against emergency department nurses in five hospitals of Guangzhou;to investigate the status of the post-traumatic stress disorder in the emergency department nurses after suffering from workplace violence;to analyze the relative factors of post-traumatic stress disorder.Methods 143 emergency department nurses from 5 hospitals in Guangzhou were investigated by general information questionnaire,workplace violence questionnaire,PCLC and SSRS.The investigation data were analyzed.Results 86.7％ of emergency department nurses suffered from workplace violence during the past 1 year;the most popular style was non-physical violence.The emergency department nurses suffered from negative emotional experience,such as grievance,chagrin,low work passion,not focused spirit.The scores of PCL-C of emergency department nurses who had suffered from workplace violence were obviously higher than those who hadn't.21.8％ of the emergency department nurses who suffered from workplace violence in the past one year had certain degree of the signs of PTSD,12.1％ had obvious signs of PTSD.The influencing factors of PTSD:degree of hurt,objective support and availability of social support.Conclusions The situation of workplace violence which the emergency department nurses were faced with was more and more grave.The emergency department nurses who had suffered from workplace violence were in different degree of PTSD.The more social supports the nurses get,the better mental health status they will possess.
