Effect of stress management training on coping style and psychological health state of psychiatric nurses

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of stress management training on coping style and psychological health state of peychiatric nurses. Methods Ninety-two psychiatric nurses from a certain threeleveled specialty psychiatric hospital in Beijing were received stress management training, and they were evaluated with Symptom Checklist (SCL-90) and Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ) one week before and after the training. Results Before the training, somatization in SCL-90 was (1.63 ± 0.48), higher than national norms(1.37 ±0.48)(t =7.58,P＜0.01), after the training the score was(1.40 ±0.33), compared with the national norms there was no significant (t = 0.96, P ＞ 0.05), lower than before the training (t = 6.96, P ＜0.01) ; After the training, the scores of problem-solving and asking for help in the CSQ increased obviously,while those of paranoid ideation and avoidance decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.01). Conclusions Streas management training could improve peychiatric nurses' stress coping ability and facilitate them to adopt effective coping skills. Key words: Nurses; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Stress management training; Psychological health; Coping style