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Nurses’ strategies for coping with stress in the face of the influx of war refugees from Ukraine to Poland

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العنوان: Nurses’ strategies for coping with stress in the face of the influx of war refugees from Ukraine to Poland
المؤلفون: Krystyna Kowalczuk, Katarzyna Tomaszewska, Andriej Szpakow, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak, Marek Sobolewski, Justyna Magdalena Hermanowicz
المصدر: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 15 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Psychiatry
مصطلحات موضوعية: nurse, stress, coping strategy, war refugees, burden, work fatigue, Psychiatry, RC435-571
الوصف: IntroductionRussian military’s incursion into Ukraine sparked the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. As Ukraine’s neighboring country, Poland became the primary destination for these refugees. Ukrainians staying in Poland under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive receive humanitarian support similarly to asylum seekers, but the legal pathways, length of stay and integration processes differ significantly as the Directive provides for more immediate, collective protection without the complexity of individual asylum applications. The influx of war refugees generates extremely complex situations that health personnel, especially nurses, must face on a daily basis.AimIdentify whether and to what extent the emergence of a large number of patients with war-related experiences constituted a source of stress for nurses, and how Polish nurses coped with this issue.Materials and methodA cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2022 in Białystok, Poland. It included 473 certified nurses working in hospitals affiliated with the District Chamber of Nurses in Białystok. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) questionnaire and Mini-COPE inventory (Polish version of Carver’a BriefCOPE inventory were used in the study.ResultsThe average stress level among nurses was moderate, with nearly equal proportions of nurses experiencing low, medium, and high stress levels. Nurses who had contact with refugees in the last six months and/or helped them, did not present an increased level of stress - on the contrary, this level was lower. Nurses who helped refugees at work more often used a planning strategy in stressful situations, and less frequently reacted to stress using humour, religion, denial or venting.ConclusionsThe greater workload and more frequent contacts between Polish nurses and Ukrainian war refugees were a factor increasing work fatigue, but, paradoxically, at the same time reducing the level of stress in a situation giving the feeling of a duty well fulfilled. Empowering nurses through greater autonomy and fostering supportive work environments, especially in crisis situations like the care of war refugees has a positive impact on coping with stress.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1664-0640
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1479280/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1479280
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/a7ef00e07ce74993aa37ea0dfd1e1eb3
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.7ef00e07ce74993aa37ea0dfd1e1eb3
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:16640640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1479280