| Abstract | Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitati razinu profesionalnog stresa medicinskih sestara/tehničara pri pružanju palijativne zdravstvene njege, povezanost profesionalnog stresa s općim stresom, otpornošću na stres, pospanošću, anksioznošću, depresivnošću, samopoštovanjem i osobnošću te usporediti navedene varijable u medicinskih sestara/tehničara koji pružaju palijativnu zdravstvenu njegu u odnosu na one koji navedenu skrb ne pružaju.
Metode: Provedeno je presječno istraživanje distribucijom anketnog upitnika u obliku Google Form obrasca u kojem je sudjelovalo 185 medicinskih sestara/tehničara zaposlenih u zdravstvenim ustanovama Republike Hrvatske. Primijenjen je upitnik sociodemografskih podataka, skala osobnosti, samopoštovanja, anksioznosti, depresivnosti, pospanosti, otpornosti na stres, općeg stresa i stresa medicinskih sestara. U deskriptivnoj statistici korišten je apsolutni broj i postotak za kategorijske varijable te medijan i interkvartilni raspon za numeričke varijable. Za ispitivanje razlike među skupinama korišten je Kruskal-Wallis test. Povezanost varijabli analizirala se primjenom Spearmanova koeficijenta korelacije ranga.
Rezultati: Medicinske sestre/tehničari koji pružaju palijativnu zdravstvenu njegu imaju višu razinu profesionalnog stresa u odnosu na one koji navedenu skrb ne pružaju. Profesionalni stres medicinskih sestara/tehničara povezan je s općim stresom, otpornošću na stres, pospanošću, samopoštovanjem, anksioznošću, depresivnošću i emocionalnom stabilnošću.
Zaključak: Uzimajući u obzir utjecaj profesionalnih stresora na fizičko i mentalno zdravlje te psihičko blagostanje medicinskih sestara/tehničara, kvalitetu skrbi i organizaciju cjelokupnog zdravstvenog sustava, od iznimne je važnosti osiguravanje intervencija usredotočenih na smanjenje profesionalnog stresa u medicinskih sestara, poglavito onih koje pružaju palijativnu zdravstvenu njegu. |
| Abstract (english) | Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the level of professional stress of nurses in palliative care, the association of professional stress with general stress, stress resilience, sleepiness, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and personality, and to analyze the mentioned variables in nurses that provide palliative nursing care compared to those who do not provide palliative care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing an online questionnaire in which participated 185 nurses working in health institutions of the Republic of Croatia. A questionnaire of sociodemographic data, personality, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, sleepiness, stress resilience, general stress and nurses' stress were applied. We used absolute numbers and percentages to describe categorical variables, and median and interquartile range for numerical variables. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to test the difference between groups. The association between variables was analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. Results: Nurses who provide palliative nursing care have a higher level of professional stress when compared to nurses who do not provide palliative nursing care. Professional stress of nurses is associated with general stress, stress resilience, sleepiness, self-esteem, anxiety, depression and emotional stability. Conclusion: According to the impact of professional stressors on nurses' physical and mental health, psychological well-being, as well as the quality of care and the organization of the entire health system, it is extremely important to ensure interventions aimed at reducing professional stress in nurses, especially those who provide palliative nursing care. |
