INDIVIDUAL FACTORS AFFECTING PERSONAL COPING STRATEGIES ON STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES IN LUWERO HOSPITAL LUWERO DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51168/1s4kvc81Keywords:
Stress management, Depression, Luwero hospitalAbstract
Background
Stress is a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation that prompts a person to address challenges and threats in his or her life. The aim of the study is to Individual factors affecting personal coping strategies for stress management among nurses in the Luwero Hospital Luwero district.
Methodology
A cross-sectional design approach that utilized a quantitative collection method. The study targeted 35 nurses working at Luwero Hospital, a sample of 32 respondents was needed for the study to be a success.
Results
24(75%) of the respondents were females 8(25%) were males 32(100.0%) had never heard of coping strategies used in stress management. 17(53.1%) got information from internet, 10(31.2%) from worker mates, 4(12.5%) from counselors, and only 1(3.2%) got the information from television. indicate that 29(91%) of the respondents accepted that high levels of stress can lead to diseases whereas 3(9%) of the respondents said no. 25(86.2%) of the respondents said stress causes hypertension, 2(6.9%) said that it caused either anxiety or depression. 1(53.1%) of the respondents said that they provide nursing care equally to all patients, 10(31.3%) said they would respect patient’s decisions and 5(15.6%) said they would value patients. This is because the nurses knew justice as a professional ethic and used 30(94%) of the respondents had ever experienced and reconciled from stress while 2(6%) never experienced and reconciled from stress. 17(53.1%) of the respondents said they visited their counselor, 10(31.3%) said they prayed and 5(15.6%) said they used drugs and alcohol.
Conclusion
The majority of the nurses at Luwero Hospital had sufficient knowledge about stress but lacked stress-coping measures.
Recommendation
The government should recruit more mental health professionals to help staff and patients in dealing with stress management.
