Stressing factors and coping strategies used by oncology nurses

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Andrea Bezerra Rodrigues²  Eliane Corrêa Chaves¹ 

[1] ,Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein School of Nursing ,Brasil

关键词: adaptation;    psychological;    nursing;    stress;    medical oncology;    adaptación psicológica;    enfermería;    estrés;    oncología médica;    adaptação psicológica;    enfermagem;    estresse;    oncologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000100004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In the oncology specialty, many factors can result in occupational stress in nursing professionals. As an attempt to controlling this situation, individuals may use coping strategies. Coping is a cognitive and behavioral effort one uses to face a stressful situation. The aims of this study were to identify the stressful factors regarding oncology nurses, and to verify what coping strategies they use. Two questionnaires were used: a demographic data inventory, designed by the researcher, and the Folkman and Lazarus coping strategies inventory. The results showed that the main stressful factors for oncology nurses are patient death (28.6%), emergency situations (16.9%), relationship issues with the nursing team (15.5%), and work-process situations (15.5%). In the studied population, the main coping strategy used was positive reappraisal.

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