Coping strategies and characteristics of the nursing staff of a private hospital

Authors

  • Eliane Raquel Rieth Benetti Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria
  • Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
  • Teresinha Heck Weiller Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
  • Karla de Melo Batista Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.
  • Luis Felipe Dias Lopes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
  • Laura de Azevedo Guido Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100002

Keywords:

Nursing, Psychological Stress, Adaptation, Psychological, Occupational Health.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the relationships between sociodemographic/functional characteristics and the coping strategies used by the nursing staff of a private hospital. Methods: it is a quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study developed with 209 nursing workers. Data were collected sociodemographic/functional characterization and form inventory of the coping strategies. Results: positive reassessment, social support and problem solving were the most used coping factors. There was statistically significant difference between self-control and sex; social support and salary range; acceptance of responsibility and the variables age, number of children, training and salary. The staff use strategies focused on emotions and problems to cope with or to minimize stressors at work. Conclusion: educational activities need to be encouraged aiming to instrumentalize them to do the evaluation of stressors and to use resolutive coping strategies.

Author Biographies

Eliane Raquel Rieth Benetti, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria

Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria. Ijuí, RS, Brazil.

Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul.

Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Ijuí, RS, Brazil.

Teresinha Heck Weiller, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Karla de Melo Batista, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Vila Velha, ES, Brazil.

Luis Felipe Dias Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Laura de Azevedo Guido, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

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Published

2015-02-11

How to Cite

Benetti, E. R. R., Stumm, E. M. F., Weiller, T. H., Batista, K. de M., Lopes, L. F. D., & Guido, L. de A. (2015). Coping strategies and characteristics of the nursing staff of a private hospital. Rev Rene, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100002

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