Nurses’ Pandemic-Driven Posttraumatic Growth Experiences and Their Satisfaction with Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 908 - 917 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5336/nurses.2021-87881 İndeks Tarihi: 26-10-2022
Nurses’ Pandemic-Driven Posttraumatic Growth Experiences and Their Satisfaction with Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Öz: Objective: Nurses all over the world have been reported to show high infection rates, extreme fatigue, psychological distress, and mass trauma during the pandemic. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which is an important life trauma, may also contribute to psychological growth. This study was conducted to determine nurses' pandemic-driven posttrau- matic growth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on satisfaction with life. Material and Methods: The study sample consisted of 517 nurses. The data were collected online between April 13 and June 13, 2021, by using the descriptive information form, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: The mean scores of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and Satisfaction with Life Scale were 51.66±18.97 and 11.44±8.94, respectively. The Posttraumatic Growth Inven- tory score of those who had lost a relative from COVID-19 was higher than those who had not. Having a family member with a history of COVID-19, providing care for patients with COVID-19, and working in the COVID-19 unit were effective factors in the mean scores of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. A weak, positive, significant, and linear relationship was found be- tween the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Conclusion: This study revealed that the pandemic affected nurses' posttrau- matic growth and satisfaction with life negatively and that there was a posi- tive relationship between posttraumatic growth and satisfaction with l
Anahtar Kelime: Hemşirelerin COVID-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Deneyimledikleri Pandemi Travması Sonrası Büyüme Durumları ve Yaşam Doyumları: Kesitsel Bir Analiz
Öz: Amaç: Pandeminin başından bu yana tüm dünyada hem şirelerde; yüksek enfeksiyon oranlar ı, aşırı yorgunluk, psikolojik distres ve kitlesel travma oluştuğu bildirilmektedir. Önemli bir yaşam travması olan korona- virüs hastalığı-2019’un [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] psikolojik gelişime katkı verebileceği de düşünülmektedir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelerin COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde yaşadıkları travma son- rası büyüme durumlarının ve bunun yaşam doyumlarına etkisinin belirlen- mesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmanın örneklemini, 517 hem şire oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri çevrim içi olarak 13 Nisan-13 Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında tanıtıcı bilgi formu, Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envan- teri ve Ya şam Doyumu Ölçe ği ile toplanm ıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envanteri puan ortalaması 51,66±18,97’dir. Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği puan ortalamas ı 11,44±8,94’tür. COVID-19 nedeniyle bir yakınını kaybedenlerin Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envanteri puanı kaybetme- yenlere göre daha yüksekti. Ailesinde COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçirme, COVID-19 enfeksiyonu olan bir hastaya bakım verme, COVID-19 ünitesinde çalışma, Ya şam Doyumu Ölçe ği puan ortalamalar ında etkili faktörlerdir. Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği puanı ile Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envanteri arasında zayıf düzeyde, pozitif yönde, anlaml ı ve doğrusal ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Bu çal ışma, pandeminin hem şirelerin travma sonras ı büyüme ve yaşam doyumlarını olumsuz etkilediğini, travma sonras ı büyüme ile ya şam doyumu arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.
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| MLA | Aker Menekşe Nazlı,Akyüz Simay,Gönenç İlknur Münevver,Çalbayram Nazan Çakırer Nurses’ Pandemic-Driven Posttraumatic Growth Experiences and Their Satisfaction with Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.14, no.3, 2022, ss.908 - 917. 10.5336/nurses.2021-87881 |
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| ISNAD | Aker, Menekşe Nazlı vd. "Nurses’ Pandemic-Driven Posttraumatic Growth Experiences and Their Satisfaction with Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study". Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi 14/3 (2022), 908-917. https://doi.org/10.5336/nurses.2021-87881 |
