Study on current status and influencing factors of anxiety among nurses working in department of infectious diseases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2016.07.009
- VernacularTitle:感染科护理人员焦虑状况及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Ru CHEN
;
Yanyan CHEN
;
Suyan LIN
;
Beilei DAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infection department;
Nurses;
Anxiety;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2016;23(7):994-997
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the condition of anxiety and analyze the influencing factors related to anxiety among nurses working in department of infectious diseases.Methods 206 nurses from 6 third class hospitals in Wenzhou were selected by simple random sampling method.A survey was carried out by using the socio-demo-graphic information questionnaire,working conditions questionnaire,self-rating anxiety scale and social support rating scale.Results The SAS score among nurses ranged from 36 to 72 points,and the average score was (48.32 ± 12.06)points,which was higher than the norm SAS value(t=14.39,P<0.01).The percentage of anxiety was about 55.33%.The percentage of moderate and severe anxiety was 16.51%.The main factors related to the anxiety among nurses were age(t=11.34,P<0.01),working years(t=5.68,P<0.01),moonlit night shift(t=4.42,P<0.05), worrying about making mistakes(t=7.18,P<0.01),worrying about occupational exposure(t=19.93,P<0.01) and nursing management of much criticism(t=5.68,P<0.01).Conclusion The condition of anxiety was serious among nurses working in department of infectious diseases.Interventions should be taken to reduce the anxiety level among nurses.
