Pediatri Hemşirelerinde İkincil Travmatik Stres ile Sosyodemografik, Mesleki Faktörlerin ve Duygusal Zekanın İlişkisi

Abstract

Ergül, H., The Relationship Between Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Sociodemographic, Professional Factors, and Emotional Intelligence in Pediatric Nurses, Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Nursing Program, Master's Thesis, Ankara, 2024. This descriptive correlational study was conducted to determine the relationship between the level of secondary traumatic stress in pediatric nurses and socio-demographic & professional factors, as well as emotional intelligence. The study was conducted between December 2023 and June 2024 in inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, intensive care units, and emergency departments providing care to pediatric patients. A total of 138 pediatric nurses participated in the study. Data used in the study were collected using the “Sociodemographic and Professional Data Form”, “Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale” and “Original Form Schutte Emotional Intelligence Test-33”. Descriptive statistics named; Shapiro-Wilk test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. It was determined that the average secondary traumatic stress scores of the pediatric nurses participating in the study were at an intermediate level. According to the results, pediatric nurses' evaluations of social support from their surroundings (p<0.001) and their choice to enter the profession willingly (p<0.05) were found to be associated with and affecting their levels of secondary traumatic stress. The explanatory rate of secondary traumatic stress levels by evaluating social support as high and willingly choosing the profession was 14.8%. An increase in perceived social support from surroundings resulted in a 6.909-unit decrease in the total score of the secondary traumatic stress scale, and willingly choosing the profession resulted in a 6.642-unit reduction (p<0.001; p=0.002). A low, negative significant relationship was found between the secondary traumatic stress levels and emotional intelligence levels of pediatric nurses (p<0.05); however, emotional intelligence was not found to impact secondary traumatic stress. Based on these findings, it may be recommended to increase social support for pediatric nurses from their surroundings and to encourage nurses who willingly choose the profession to work in pediatric units.