Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing (중환자간호학회지)

Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing (한국중환자간호학회)
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Post-traumatic Growth and it's associations with Deliberate Rumination, Self-disclosure, and Social Support among Intensive Care Unit Nurses

중환자실 간호사의 의도적 반추, 자기 노출, 사회적 지지가 외상 후 성장에 미치는 영향

  • Min, Sae Mi (College of Nursing, Ajou University, Registered Nurse, Ajou University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Hee Jun (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Kim, Chun-Ja (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Ahn, Jeong-Ah (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University)
  • 민새미 (아주대학교 간호대학, 아주대학교의료원) ;
  • 김희준 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소) ;
  • 김춘자 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소) ;
  • 안정아 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2022.03.23
  • Accepted : 2022.06.15
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose : This study aimed to identify intensive care units (ICU) nurses' experience of traumatic events, deliberate rumination, self-disclosure, social support, and post-traumatic growth (PTG), and to explore relationships among the variables. Methods : Participants were 157 nurses who have provided direct patient care for six months or more in ICUs at a university hospital. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVAs, Pearson correlations, and multiple linear regressions using the SPSS/WIN version 23.0. Results : The PTG was found to be significantly associated with deliberate rumination (r=0.36, p<.001), self-disclosure (r=0.39, p<.001), and social support (r=0.54, p<.001). Factors that affect PTG significantly were found in the order of social support (𝛽=0.40, p<.001), self-disclosure (𝛽=0.25, p<.001), and deliberate rumination (𝛽=0.24, p<.001). The final regression model explained 40.1% of the variance of PTG (F=26.33, p<.001). Conclusion : The influencing factors identified in this study on PTG, including social support, self-disclosure, and deliberate rumination should be included in programs to promote PTG for ICU nurses who may experience traumatic events repeatedly.

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