Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses
Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses and determine the associated factors. Design A multi‐center, cross‐sectional study. Methods In total, 485 nurses in intensive care unit were recruited from 53 hospitals in China. Data co...
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| description | Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses and determine the associated factors. Design A multi‐center, cross‐sectional study. Methods In total, 485 nurses in intensive care unit were recruited from 53 hospitals in China. Data collection tools used in the study included demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), and the 20‐item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS‐20). SPSS 25.0 software (Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used to preform data analysis. Results About 43.7% of intensive care unit nurses were classified as alexithymia in the whole sample (males: 50%, females: 43%). The median TAS‐20 score was 60 (interquartile range = 9). The study found that alexithymia was significantly associated with marital status, whether living alone, working years, and social support (Adjusted R Squared = 0.194, F = 6.466, p < 0.01), while emotional intelligence was not statistically significant with alexithymia. Conclusions Alexithymia is a psychological problem with high incidence in intensive care unit nurses. In this study, being unmarried or divorced, living alone, and having fewer years of work (≤5 years) were associated with a higher risk of alexithymia. Interventions that strengthen social support may also help improve the mental health of ICU nurses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a74383ead08483ca84a1afc208dafe72023-08-28T06:26:25ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582023-07-011074471447910.1002/nop2.1689Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nursesRuiling Nan0Li Ma1Hui Yan2Yabin Zhang3Juhong Pei4Haixia Chen5Xinglei Wang6Xinman Dou7Department of Critical Care Medicine Lanzhou University Second Hospital Lanzhou ChinaSchool of Nursing Lanzhou University Lanzhou ChinaDepartment of Nursing Lanzhou University Second Hospital Lanzhou ChinaFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou ChinaFirst school of clinical medicine Lanzhou University Lanzhou ChinaDepartment of Surgical Oncology Lanzhou University Second Hospital Lanzhou ChinaDepartment of Liver Disease branch Lanzhou University Second Hospital Lanzhou ChinaSchool of Nursing Lanzhou University Lanzhou ChinaAbstract Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses and determine the associated factors. Design A multi‐center, cross‐sectional study. Methods In total, 485 nurses in intensive care unit were recruited from 53 hospitals in China. Data collection tools used in the study included demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), and the 20‐item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS‐20). SPSS 25.0 software (Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used to preform data analysis. Results About 43.7% of intensive care unit nurses were classified as alexithymia in the whole sample (males: 50%, females: 43%). The median TAS‐20 score was 60 (interquartile range = 9). The study found that alexithymia was significantly associated with marital status, whether living alone, working years, and social support (Adjusted R Squared = 0.194, F = 6.466, p < 0.01), while emotional intelligence was not statistically significant with alexithymia. Conclusions Alexithymia is a psychological problem with high incidence in intensive care unit nurses. In this study, being unmarried or divorced, living alone, and having fewer years of work (≤5 years) were associated with a higher risk of alexithymia. Interventions that strengthen social support may also help improve the mental health of ICU nurses.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1689alexithymiaemotional intelligenceintensive care units nursessocial support |
| spellingShingle | Ruiling Nan Li Ma Hui Yan Yabin Zhang Juhong Pei Haixia Chen Xinglei Wang Xinman Dou Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses Nursing Open alexithymia emotional intelligence intensive care units nurses social support |
| title | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| title_full | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| title_short | Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| title_sort | prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia in intensive care unit nurses |
| topic | alexithymia emotional intelligence intensive care units nurses social support |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1689 |
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