- Bitlis Eren University Journal of Science and Technology
- Vol: 8 Issue: 1
- Measurement of anxiety and depression level for nurses
Measurement of anxiety and depression level for nurses
Authors : Ayşegül Alkan Ezin, Zeynep Şefika Ekşioğlu, Ramazan Güven
Pages : 40-45
Doi:10.17678/beuscitech.373119
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Publication Date : 2018-06-28
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This research has been conducted in order to carry on the nursing profession efficiently with the aim of determining relationship between anxiety and depression level and sociodemographic features (education, marital status, whether they have chronic diseases or not, whether they have children or not etc.) between shift/non-shift working and working department of nurses (emergency room, inpatient room, intensive care unit, operating room and other/hospital administration and training units). The research was carried out as based on volunteering and in line with permissions got from the hospital management and nurses, who work in Bitlis state hospital between December, 2016 and May, 2017. The form prepared with the purpose of determining socio-demographic features, which is composed of 16 questions including age, gender, education level, working unit and description of workplace stressors which can cause anxiety disorder and hospital anxiety and depression scale were evaluated by collecting data. Survey forms was prepared in the way that participants can answer them easily serving purpose of researchKeywords : nurse, depression, shift, Anxiety