The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital
Mohamed Abdelaal, H., Hawash, M., Abd Elrhman khames, E. (2021). The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 12(2), 209-223. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.150260
Heba Mohamed Abdelaal; Mervat Hawash; Engy Abd Elrhman khames. "The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital". EKB Journal Management System, 12, 2, 2021, 209-223. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.150260
Mohamed Abdelaal, H., Hawash, M., Abd Elrhman khames, E. (2021). 'The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital', EKB Journal Management System, 12(2), pp. 209-223. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.150260
Mohamed Abdelaal, H., Hawash, M., Abd Elrhman khames, E. The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 12(2): 209-223. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.150260

The Relationship between Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses in the Burn Care Unit at the Main Alexandria University Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 12, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Page 209-223  XML PDF (675.52 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.150260
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Authors
Heba Mohamed Abdelaal1; Mervat Hawash2; Engy Abd Elrhman khames3
1Lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt
2Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt
3Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Modern University for Information and Technology, Egypt.
Abstract
Nurses caring for burn injured patient had high stress levels in the workload and time pressure. The
main stressful factors among burn injured patient care are high patients` death, emergency
situations, and low supportive relationships. Prolonged stress without effective coping strategies
may negatively contribute to the nurses’ quality of life and quality of care delivered. Aim of the
study: Assess perceived stress and coping strategies among nurses caring for burn injured patient
and to investigate the relationship between perceived stress and coping strategies among those
nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized for this study. Setting: The study
was conducted in burn unit at Main Alexandria University hospital. Subjects: All nurses are
working in burn care unit (45 nurse) were included in the study. Tools: Socio-demographic and
work characteristics interview schedule, Perceived Stress and Brief Cope Scale. Results: Results of
the study revealed that, more than half of the studied nurses had moderate level of perceived stress
and rest of them having high level. The majority of the studied nurses had moderate level of
problem-focused, emotion focused and dysfunctional coping strategies. A positive statistical
significant relationship between nurses' perceived stress and behavioral disengagement & self
blame coping strategies and a negative statistical significant relationship between perceived stress
and active coping & planning, seeking emotional support and positive reframing coping strategies
were found. Conclusion & recommendations: Perceived stress among studied nurses negatively
related to problem- focused & emotion- focused coping strategies and positively related to
dysfunctional coping strategies. Based on the findings, it is recommended to implement programs to
tackle nurses’ stress level and improve their coping skills.
Keywords
Perceived Stress; Coping Strategies; Nurses; Burn Care Unit
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