Effect of self hypnosis therapy on alleviating nurses' psychological pressure

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of self hypnosis therapy on alleviating nurses'psychological pressure.Methods 120 nurses of Chinese PLA General Hospital were investigated and randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,each with 60 nurses.The observation group was treated with self hypnosis therapy while the control group received traditional psychological support therapy.SDS scale and MBI-GS scale were used to investigate two group' s degree of depression and tiredness before intervention and after 4 weeks of intervention.Results There was no difference in both SDS scale and MBI-GS scale between two groups before intervention (P ＞ 0.05).After 4 weeks of intervention,the overall score of SDS scale was (47.52 ±7.81) in the observation group,obviously lower than that in the control group which was (50.37 ± 4.33),and the difference was statistically significant (t =2.467,P ＜ 0.05).The scores of three dimensions in MBI-GS scale in the observ ation group were:(21.28 ± 4.42) for emotional exhaustion,(5.65 ± 1.76) for depersonalization and (33.28 ± 7.69) for personal accomplishment,all of which were lower than those in the control group [(24.58 ± 5.34),(6.76 ± 1.99),(30.34 ± 6.75),respectively].And the differences were statistically significant (t =3.688,3.236,2.226,respectively; P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Self hypnosis therapy can effectively alleviate nurses' psychological stress,and improve their mental health. Key words: Hypnosis ; Nurse; Pressure