Post traumatic growth and its influencing factors in emergency nurses

Objective To investigate the status of post traumatic growth in emergency nurses, and to analyze its influencing factors. Methods A total of 300 emergency nurses from 6 ClassⅢ hospitals in Wenzhou were selected by convenience sampling method. They were investigated with an self-designed information questionnaire, Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRS) . The influencing factors of post traumatic growth in emergency nurses were analyzed using multiple stepwise regression analysis. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed and 253 valid questionnaires were obtained. Results The total score of post traumatic growth in emergency nurses was (49.81±16.42) , and the total score of CDRS was (58.39±10.09) . Pearson correlation analysis showed that the post-traumatic growth of emergency nurses was positively correlated with resilience (r=0.315, P<0.05) . Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, working time and psychological resilience were the main influencing factors of post-traumatic growth of emergency nurses. Conclusions The post traumatic growth level of emergency nurses is relatively low, and age, working hours and resilience have an impact on them. Emergency nursing managers should pay more attention to the post traumatic growth of emergency nurses and enhance their psychological resilience so as to improve the post traumatic growth of emergency nurses. Key words: Emergency service, hospital; Nurses; Post traumatic growth; Influencing factors