Analysis of Factors Affecting Psychological Resilience of Emergency Room Nurses Under Public Health Emergencies

Bibliographic Data

ID13775843
AuthorsJiayun Lu (Department of Nursing, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China), Pei Xu (0000-0003-2657-7417, Department of Nursing, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China), Jinjin Ge (0000-0002-6140-1057, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China), Zeng Hai-yan (Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences), Haiyan Zeng (Emergency Room, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China), Weiqun Liu (0000-0002-0843-903X, Department of Nursing, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China), Peifeng Tang (0000-0002-9896-7118, Department of Nursing, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume60
Pages469580231155296-469580231155296
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580231155296
PMID36786370
OpenAlexW4320709401
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited62

Resilience is essential for frontline health workers to cope with the unfavorable situations, especially under public health emergencies. Emergency room (ER) nurses are a special cohort of health professionals that may present moderate level of resilience. This study aimed to identify factors that are correlated with resilience in this special cohort to provide directions for intervention and management. ER nurses that have encountered a public health emergency within 3 months were recruited using purposive sampling and snowball technique for the study. Questionnaires, including Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) were established, followed by an in-depth interview to identify different clusters of themes. Thirteen ER nurses were recruited, and the average CD-RISC score was 66 ± 21. Resilience was negatively correlated with SDS index, and positively correlated with personal accomplishment. Five clusters of themes were identified from in-depth interviews, including physical tolerability, psychological tolerability, tenacity of internal drive, institutional implementation, and external adjustment. This study identified factors associated with resilience in ER nurses under public health emergencies, providing useful information for future directions for intervention

Burnout · Environmental health · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Psychological resilience · Public health · Snowball sampling · Clinical Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology