국내기사
중환자실 간호사의 외상사건 경험과 외상 후 성장에 영향을 미치는 요인 : 인지정서조절, 자기노출, 정서적지지 = Traumatic events and factors influencing post-traumatic growth in intensive care unit nurses : cognitive emotion regulation, self-exposure, and emotional support
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency and types of traumatic events experienced by intensive care unit nurses and to identify factors affecting their post-traumatic growth. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted. A total of 136 intensive care unit nurses, were participated. Data were collected at two university hospitals from April 15 to 28, 2021 using questionnaires on trauma event experience, post-traumatic growth, cognitive emotion regulation, self-exposure, and emotional support. The data were analyzed by t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The main influencing factors of post-traumatic growth in intensive care unit nurses were using adaptive cognitive emotion regulation, having higher peer emotional support, and being married, which accounted for 22.4% of the explained variance. The most common traumatic events were ‘caring for patients with abnormal behavior,’ ‘providing end-of-life and postmortem care,’ and ‘failing to resuscitate patients despite ongoing treatment.’ The most distressful traumatic events was ‘verbal or physical violence of the patient’s family’. Conclusion: The intervention strategies to foster adaptive cognitive emotion regulation and to create a supportive peer environment could help intensive care unit nurses to achieve post traumatic growth after experiencing traumatic events.