Abstract
Background
Caring for patients with delirium is challenging and overwhelming for intensive care
unit (ICU) nurses. Investigating the psychological impact of delirium care on ICU
nurses is crucial to maintaining their psychological health and improving the quality
of care.
Objective
The objective of this study was to investigate the psychological stress of ICU nurses
in caring for patients with delirium and potential factors.
Methods
A total of 355 nurses from three tertiary care hospitals in Hunan Province, China,
participated in this cross-sectional survey. Data were collected using the demographic
sheet, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Occupational
Coping Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses. Descriptive and multiple linear regression
analyses were used to examine the factors associated with psychological stress.
Results
ICU nurses suffered moderate psychological stress related to delirium care. The recent
time to care for patients with delirium (P < 0.001), familiarity with delirium-related knowledge (P = 0.002), satisfaction with delirium-related support (P = 0.046), psychological resilience (P < 0.001), and occupational coping self-efficacy (P < 0.001) were significant contributors to psychological stress.
Conclusion
Nurse managers and researchers need to focus on the psychological well-being of ICU
nurses in caring for patients with delirium, especially those who are currently caring
for patients with delirium, and provide tailored support, increase their knowledge
of delirium, and also boost psychological resilience and coping skills.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: November 09, 2022
Accepted:
September 27,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 13,
2022
Received:
August 14,
2022
Publication stage
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