The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention on the Stress Levels of New Graduate Nurses

Autor: N Aliyari, M Fallahi Khoshknab, HR Khankeh, MA Hoseini, M Yazdani
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: نشریه پرستاری ایران, Vol 28, Iss 93, Pp 11-21 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-5931
Popis: Abstract Background & Aim: New graduate nurses bear high levels of stress which could lead to unpleasant personal and professional outcomes. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group intervention on the stress levels of new graduate nurses. Material & Methods: It was a quasi-experimental pretest -posttest study with control group. A total of 80 new graduate nurses were first recruited by purposeful sampling and then were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (n=40). Eight, 90 minutes sessions of cognitive behavioral group intervention was performed for the experimental group two times a week. Control group received no intervention. The data was collected before and after the intervention by “Expanded Nursing Stress Scale” and analyzed by inferential statistics such as chi-square and independent T test using SPSS- PC (v. 20). Results: The findings showed that the mean score of stress level has reduced significantly after the intervention (from 44/44 to 29/44) (p
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