
Coping strategies and characteristics of the nursing staff of a private hospital
2015; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100002
ISSN2175-6783
AutoresEliane Raquel Rieth Benetti, Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm, Teresinha Heck Weiller, Karla de Melo Batista, Luís Felipe Dias Lopes, Laura de Azevedo Guido,
Tópico(s)Workplace Health and Well-being
ResumoObjective: to analyze the relationships between sociodemographic/functional characteristics and the coping strategiesused by the nursing staff of a private hospital. Methods: it is a quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study developedwith 209 nursing workers. Data were collected sociodemographic/functional characterization and form inventory of thecoping 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 ofresponsibility and the variables age, number of children, training and salary. The staff use strategies focused on emotionsand problems to cope with or to minimize stressors at work. Conclusion: educational activities need to be encouragedaiming to instrumentalize them to do the evaluation of stressors and to use resolutive coping strategies.
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