A Study to Assess the Level of Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses working in Intensive Care Units of Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar
Keywords:
Stress, coping strategies, Intensive care unit, SKIMSAbstract
Introduction: In every hospital, the intensive care unit has been described
as an extremely stressful environment for nursing staff because it is an
area of the hospital that provides comprehensive and continuous care
for critically ill patients. The objective of the present study is to assess
the level of stress and coping strategies used by nurses working in the
intensive care units of Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences,
Soura, Srinagar.
Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on 50
nurses working in the intensive care units of Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of
Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar. Sampling was based on the purposive
method. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the
data.
Results: Majority of the ICU Nurses reported high level of stress. The
most common coping strategy used was belief in religion and the
least used strategy was the use of substances. There was a significant
association between the stress level of study subjects and age and
clinical experience. There was a significant association of coping level
with demographic variables such as gender, professional qualification,
and clinical experience, and there was no significant association between
coping level and demographic variables like age and marital status. There
was a negative correlation between stress and Approach coping level,
and a positive correlation between stress and Avoidant coping level.
Conclusion: Stress among ICU nurses reaches values that are considered
seriously high. The additional knowledge that Avoidant coping aggravates
stress can serve as the basis in formulating work-related stress reduction
strategies among nurses caring for critical patients.
How to cite this article:
Akhter G, Dar MA, Kour MP. A Study to Assess
the Level of Stress and Coping Strategies among
Nurses working in Intensive Care Units of Sher-
I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura,
Srinagar. Ind J Holist Nurs. 2021;12(4):7-11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2348.2133.202113
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