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Effect of an Anger Management Program on Mental Health of Nurses Working in an Emergency Department
(Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Bardsiri, Tayebeh Ilaghinezhad; Nassehi, Asra; Rafiei, Hossein; Batchelor, Jennifer; Jafari, Javad; Jafari, Mojtaba
Emergency nurses are exposed to workplace violence and mental health disorders. The present study investigated the effect of empowerment regarding anger management on emergency nurses' mental health. This intervention study was conducted in the emergency department of Sirjan Hospital, Iran, in 2020. Sixty emergency nurses who met inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. Participants in the intervention group participated in an anger management program which was held in eight sessions within one month. Participants' mental health was assessed before the intervention and one month after completion of treatment using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS v21. The two groups did not differ on the demographic variables. The mean mental health scores among nurses in the control and intervention groups before the study were 7.11 and 6.92 in the control and intervention groups, respectively, with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p=0.718). The mean mental health scores among nurses in the control and intervention groups one month after the study were 7.01 and 6.01, respectively. Based on the independent t-test, this difference was statistically significant between the two groups (p=0.024). Educating and empowering emergency nurses regarding anger management can help improve their mental status. Considering the importance of this issue, nursing managers and educators should take the necessary efforts to incorporate anger management training for emergency nurses.
Evaluation of Relationship between Psychological Problems with Nurses' Fatigue During the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Pandemic
(Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Nassehi, Asra; Rafiei, Hossein; Batchelor, Jennifer; Jafari, Javad; Bardsiri, Tayebeh Ilaghinezhad; Jafari, Mojtaba
Providing care during the Covid-19 pandemic is different and more complex than usual circumstances for nurses, and can potentially lead to fatigue. In this study, the rate of fatigue and related factors among nurses during the Covid-19 crisis was evaluated. A descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2020 in Iran. The present study sample comprised nurses working with patients admitted to different hospital wards for Covid-19. The nurses' fatigue questionnaire, which assesses physical, psychological, and emotional fatigue; Depression, Anxiety Stress Scales-21, and a checklist of demographic variables were used to collect information. Data were analyzed using spss21 software. The total number of participants in the study was 229; of these, 129 (56.3%) were women, 158 (69.0%) were married, and most were in the age group of 24-29 years. The mean scores of total fatigue, emotional fatigue, psychological fatigue and physical fatigue were 64.2, 18.7, 20.4 and 24.8, respectively. The regression model showed that depression, stress, female gender and age were predictors of fatigue and explained 49% of changes and variance of fatigue (F = 43.71, p = 0.001, r = 0.70, r2 = 0.49).The level of fatigue and its relationship with anxiety, stress, and depression in this study showed that Nurses need significant support during this epidemic. Therefore, hospital managers should recommend mental health interventions, nurses' rotation in different hospital wards, as well as reduced work hours and shifts.