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Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses
| العنوان: | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
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| المؤلفون: | Nan, Ruiling, Ma, Li, Yan, Hui, Zhang, Yabin, Pei, Juhong, Chen, Haixia, Wang, Xinglei, Dou, Xinman |
| المصدر: | Nursing Open ; volume 10, issue 7, page 4471-4479 ; ISSN 2054-1058 2054-1058 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| الوصف: | Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses and determine the associated factors. Design A multi‐center, cross‐sectional study. Methods In total, 485 nurses in intensive care unit were recruited from 53 hospitals in China. Data collection tools used in the study included demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), and the 20‐item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS‐20). SPSS 25.0 software (Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used to preform data analysis. Results About 43.7% of intensive care unit nurses were classified as alexithymia in the whole sample (males: 50%, females: 43%). The median TAS‐20 score was 60 (interquartile range = 9). The study found that alexithymia was significantly associated with marital status, whether living alone, working years, and social support (Adjusted R Squared = 0.194, F = 6.466, p < 0.01), while emotional intelligence was not statistically significant with alexithymia. Conclusions Alexithymia is a psychological problem with high incidence in intensive care unit nurses. In this study, being unmarried or divorced, living alone, and having fewer years of work (≤5 years) were associated with a higher risk of alexithymia. Interventions that strengthen social support may also help improve the mental health of ICU nurses. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/nop2.1689 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1689 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/nop2.1689 |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.5ED9059 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1002/nop2.1689 |
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