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http://dx.doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2012.21.1.46

Influence of Ego-resilience and Social Support on the Depression of Hospital Nurses  

Lee, An-Saeng (Wonkwang University Hospital)
Yoon, Chi-Keun (Division of Welfare and Health, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Jeong-Mi (Department of Public Health, Wonkwang University Graduate School)
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing / v.21, no.1, 2012 , pp. 46-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of the ego-resilience and social support on the depression among hospital nurses. Methods: The subjects of this study were 369 nurses in a hospital. We used the self-reported questionnaire to assess the level of ego-resilience, social support and depression of hospital nurses. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, t-test, ANOVA and logistic regression. Results: The mean scores of ego-resilience, social support and depression were 42.6, 28.3 and 14.1, respectively. When scores of ego-resilience and social support were high, the level of mild and major depression of subjects decreased. The influencing factors of depression level were the department of work, ego-resilience and social support. Conclusion: The findings suggest that developing programs to improve ego-resilience and social support might be useful. Further study is required to justify the scale on ego-resilience and social support.
Keywords
Ego-resilience; Social support; Depression; Nurse;
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