THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSES' COPING ABILITIES THROUGH HUMOR AND THEIR LEVELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND BURNOUT IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SETTING

Authors : Rukiye Çakmak, Dilek Yildirim Gürkan, Derya Esenkaya

Pages : 1844-1859

Doi:10.33715/inonusaglik.1165957

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Publication Date : 2023-10-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was conducted cross-sectionally with the aim of determining the relationship between nurses\' coping abilities through humor and their levels of psychological distress and burnout. A total of 187 nurses working at a university hospital were administered a Personal Information Form, Questionnaire of Occupational Humorous Coping (QOHC), Psychological Distress Scale (PDS), and Burnout Scale Short Form (BS-SF). The study found that 23% of the nurses experienced moderate psychological distress, while 27.3% experienced severe psychological distress, and 9.6% suffered from severe burnout, indicating that 27.3% of them needed expert support. A significantly positive relationship was observed between PDS scores and BS-SF scores. Regression analysis revealed that nurses\' PDS scores predicted 56.7% of the variance in BS-SF scores. Nurses were found to predominantly use instrumental-social coping as their coping strategy. Interestingly, no significant relationship was found between the coping through humor scale and the other measures in this study. In light of these findings, further research is recommended to explore the factors that hinder nurses from using effective coping methods and to investigate the causes of burnout and psychological distress among nurses. It is also suggested that healthcare institutions should plan to provide psychological support for nurses.
Keywords : Hemşirelik, Psikolojik sıkıntı, Tükenmişlik