Thiruchelvam, Dashant
(2017)
Psychological status and well being among Emergency Department nurses in Hospitals in Malaysia.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Objective: To determine the psychological status, particularly the level of depression,
anxiety and stress level among Emergency Department (ED) nurses in hospitals in
Malaysia and its association to demographic factors. Methods: A survey research was
conducted in the ED of seven hospitals in Malaysia. A total of 168 nurses from the ED
who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Each nurse was given a set
of questionnaire consisting demographic background and the DASS 21 for data collection.
Results: The results from 168 nurses showed a total of 23 nurses (14.3%) recorded scores
for moderate depression, 1 nurse (0.6%) recorded a score for severe depression and
another 1 nurse (0.6%) recorded a score for extremely severe depression respectively. A
total of 36 nurses (21.4%) recorded moderate anxiety, with 8 nurses (4.8%) recorded
severe anxiety and 5 nurses (3%) recorded extremely severe anxiety. Stress levels score
showed 2 nurses (1.2%) recorded moderate stress levels and none was recorded for severe
– extremely severe stress. Among the demographic factors tested, gender was a significant
factor associated with depression (β = 6.134, p = 0.031) and anxiety (β = 6.780, p = 0.015)
respectively. Conclusion: The psychological status, particularly depression, anxiety and
stress level among ED nurses were generally low. The depression and anxiety level was
noted to be more affected by demographic factors compared to stress level.
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