Title: The role of nurses in self-awareness and coping style, physical and mental health-related research
ABSTRACT
Objectives:To investigate the status of nurses' self-role cognition and analyze the correlation between the status of self-role cognition and coping styles, physical and mental health, so as to take effective intervention for future.
Methods:Using the method of convenience sampling, 750 nurses were recruited in this investigation with the number of valid questionnaires being of 733. The questionnaire included the demographic data, status of role cognition, physical and mental health and coping styles.
Results: Self-role cogni- tion of nurses were statistically and significantly different in age and professional title (F=6.06, P<0.0025; F=8.97, P<0.0001). Self-role cognition was relevant to coping style.Coping style was positively correlated with the status of physical and mental health.Symptoms of anxiety, hostility and paranoia were statistically and significantly different in different age groups (F=4.03, P=0.018; F=6.08, P<0.0024; F=3.23, P=0.04).
Conclusion:The coping style of nurses was influenced by the level of nurses' self-role cognition, which were closely related with the physical and mental health. It is suggested to set up an institution of mental health for nurses, in order to help them make good use of social supports and properly evaluate the ability and strategies of coping.
KEY WORDS: nurse; self-role cognition; physical and mental health; coping ; style;
correlation
TYPE OF THESIS: Research Report
