■护理专业是医疗保健队伍的基石。然而,它仍然容易受到严重的心理健康挑战,源于社会和职业因素的复杂相互作用。很明显,危机情况对护士的心理健康有深远的影响。
■为了探讨在应对当前经济危机的行为改变与教学医院护士的心理健康结果之间的关联,斯里兰卡。
■这项横断面研究是在斯里兰卡不同的教学医院(n=7)受雇的护理专业人员(n=261)中进行的。考虑到每家医院的床位容量,参与者被有目的地选择,并邀请完成一个基于在线的自我管理问卷,以收集人口特征和生活方式的改变,以应对经济危机,而抑郁症,焦虑,和压力量表(DASS-21)一组三个自我报告的量表来评估抑郁水平,焦虑,和压力,被使用。使用SPSS23.0版本分析数据,进行描述性分析以呈现人口统计特征和生活方式以及抑郁症症状的频率。焦虑,和压力,而卡方检验用于确定所选自变量与心理健康结局之间的关联。使用多元回归模型来确定研究参与者的心理健康结果的预测因子。
■共有261名参与者,86.2%已婚,66.2%有孩子。轻度到极度抑郁的比例,焦虑,压力为58.2%,65.9%,分别为72.0%。为了应对经济挑战,91.6%的研究参与者报告说,减少了一般家庭需求的支出,虽然削减食品支出的参与者比例,每月储蓄,娱乐占75.9%,79.3%,分别为73.6%。值得注意的是,81.6%的参与者启动了申请海外就业的程序,50.6%的人追求学术课程,有资格获得外国安置。
■本研究观察到较高水平的抑郁症,斯里兰卡教学医院护士的焦虑和压力。有人指出,护士已采取措施,通过减少日常工作的基本要素来应对财务压力。此外,研究参与者选择寻求外国安置作为经济负担的解决方案,结果,超过一半的受访者完成了学术课程,以便有资格在国外工作。Further,这些举措与参与者的负面情绪障碍显著相关.因此,应实施干预措施,以促进斯里兰卡护理专业人员的积极心理健康结果。
UNASSIGNED: The nursing profession is a cornerstone in the healthcare workforce. Yet, it remains vulnerable to severe mental health challenges, stemming from a complex interplay of social and occupational factors. It is evident that crisis situations have profound influence on the mental-wellbeing of nurses.
UNASSIGNED: To explore the association between behavioural modification in response to the prevailing economic crisis and mental health outcomes of nurses from teaching hospitals, Sri Lanka.
UNASSIGNED: This cross-sectional study was carried out among nursing professionals (n = 261) who are employed in distinct teaching hospitals (n = 7) in Sri Lanka. Considering the bed-capacity of each hospital, participants were purposively selected and invited to complete an online-based self-administered questionnaire to collect demographic characteristics and lifestyle modifications to deal with the economic crisis, while Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) a set of three self-reported scales to assess the level of depression, anxiety, and stress, was used. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 version, Descriptive analysis was performed to present frequencies of both demographic characteristics and lifestyle and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, while the Chi-square test was used to determine the association between selected independent variables and mental health outcomes. A multivariate regression model was performed to determine the predictors of mental health outcomes of the study participants.
UNASSIGNED: There were a total of 261 participants, 86.2% were married, and 66.2% had children. The proportion of mild to extreme depression, anxiety, and stress were 58.2%, 65.9%, and 72.0% respectively. In response to the economic challenges, 91.6% of study participants reported reducing expenditures on general household needs, while the proportion of participants who curtailed spending on food, monthly savings, and entertainment were 75.9%, 79.3%, and 73.6% respectively. Notably, 81.6% of participants initiated the process of applying for overseas employment, and 50.6% pursued academic programs to be eligible for foreign placements.
UNASSIGNED: The present study observed a higher level of depression, anxiety and stress among nurses from teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka. It was noted that nurses had taken steps to respond to financial strain by reducing essential elements of their routine. Additionally, study participants chose to seek foreign placements as a solution to the economic burden, as a result just over half of the respondents completed an academic program in order to be qualified for jobs abroad. Further, these initiatives are significantly associated with negative emotional disorders of the participants. Therefore, interventions should be implemented to promote positive mental health outcomes of nursing professionals in Sri Lanka.