A Secondary Traumatic Stress Reduction Program in Emergency Room Nurses.
| Autor: | Robinson LK; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA., Sterling L; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA., Jackson J; Urban Health Initiative, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Gentry E; Forward-Facing® Institute, LLC, Phoenix, AZ, USA., Araujo F; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., LaFond C; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Jacobson KC; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Lee R; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | SAGE open nursing [SAGE Open Nurs] 2022 May 10; Vol. 8, pp. 23779608221094530. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 10 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23779608221094530 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Secondary traumatic stress is highly prevalent among nurses, especially among nurses working within the emergency department (ED). Reducing healthcare worker secondary traumatic stress is important for ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe patient care. This paper reports on the development and implementation of a secondary traumatic stress reduction program. Methods: We used an adaption of a 5-week intervention based on the Accelerated Recovery Program to test whether there would be a reduction in secondary traumatic stress in a pilot sample of nine ED nurses. Outcomes were assessed using the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS), Somatic Symptoms Scale (SSS), and Compassion Satisfaction subscale (CSS) measures. Results: Eight of nine nurses were able to complete at least three of the five sessions. Results indicate significant change in STSS (F[5,23] = 4.22, p = .007) and SSS (F[3,15] = 4.42, p = .02) scores, but not CSS (F[5,23] = 0.83, p = .54) scores. Pairwise comparisons revealed that the beneficial effects of the program happened early. For both STSS and SSS, scores at sessions 1 and 2 were generally higher than subsequent sessions. We also found a trend for continued effects on STSS at a four-month follow-up (t Conclusion: Overall, results indicate the 5-week program was associated with a significant reduction in secondary traumatic stress and related somatic symptoms in healthcare workers. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: Eric Gentry, PhD is affiliated with the Forward-Facing Institute in Phoenix, AZ which provides an array of services for compassion fatigue resolution and professional resilience including the Accelerated Recovery Program for Compassion Fatigue and the Forward-Facing(R) Professional Resilience workshops. www.forward-facing.com. (© The Author(s) 2022.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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