Influence of personality traits on death coping self-efficacy in ICU nurses
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2024.11.001
- VernacularTitle:ICU护士人格特质对死亡应对自我效能的影响
- Author:
Rong WANG
1
;
Meijing ZHOU
;
Bin XU
;
Haiou WANG
;
Liping WANG
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学第一附属医院普外科重症监护病房,江苏南京,210009
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
death coping self-efficacy;
personality trait;
nurse;
intensive care unit;
cross-sectional study
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2024;23(11):1-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the influence of personality traits of nurses in intensive care unit (ICU) on death coping self-efficacy,therefore to improve the capability of ICU nurses to cope with death and improve the quality of palliative care for ICU patients. Methods A convenience sampling method was used to enrol ICU nurses as research subjects from 43 Grade ⅢA hospitals between July 2023 and February 2024. The study was conducted using the general data questionnaire,the Chinese big five personality inventory-brief version (CBF-PI-B),and the death coping self-efficacy scale (DCSS). Multiple linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between personality traits and death coping self-efficacy of the ICU nurses after controlling for demographic factors. Results A total of 301 ICU nurses had completed the surveys. It was found that the total score for personality traits of ICU nurses was 156.2±20.8. The five dimensions of personality traits,scored from high to low,were identified as conscientiousness,agreeableness,openness,extroversion and neuroticism. The total score for death coping self-efficacy was found at 98.5±18.2. The three dimensions of death coping self-efficacy scored from high to low were hospice care ability,death preparation ability and grief coping. The linear hierarchical regression model showed that the traits of conscientiousness and extroversion were positively correlated with the death coping self-efficacy (P<0.05) while a trait of neuroticism was negatively correlated with the death coping self-efficacy (P<0.001),after controlling for variables such as working experience,participation in palliative care education courses within a year,experience of accompanying family members through death within a year and attitudes towards death. Conclusion The death coping self-efficacy is at a medium level among the ICU nurses. Managers of medical institutions should pay attention to the personality traits of ICU nurses and provide them with strongly targeted and personalised training. Trainings focus on personal traits would improve the death coping self-efficacy of the ICU nurses.
