Assessment of depression and quality of life in intensive care unit nurses in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that intensive care units (ICU) are among the most aggressive, tense and traumatic environments in the hospital. Intensive care units can cause physical and mental frazzle and damage in health care workers as much as they are for patients. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate depression and quality of life in ICU nurses in a tertiary care hospital. One hundred twenty ICU nurses, working more than 2 years in second and tertiary adult intensive care units, was included. The SF-36 Quality of Life Scale was used to assess the quality of life. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess depression. The demographic data of the participants were also questioned through a separate form. The average age of nurses involved in the study 31.29 years old and 65% female, 70% married, 63% have children, and 31% were smokers. There was no statistically significant difference in the quality of life and depression scale scores of the participants according to age, gender, marital status, child ownership status, duration of intensive care study and smoking (p> 0.05). In conclusion, sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, marital status, having children, duration of intensive care study and smoking did not affect the quality of life and depression level of intensive care nurses working in a tertiary hospital.

Psychopathological Factors Associated With Burnout in Intensive Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…It was found in a study conducted with ICU nurses in Brazil that 11% of the nurses had depressive symptoms, and the possibility of nurses experiencing burnout to trigger depressive symptoms was higher (Vasconcelos et al, 2018). It was reported in a study conducted to evaluate the depression and quality of life of ICU nurses working at a tertiary hospital in Turkey that the nurses had low depression levels (9.36 ± 3.25; Sargin et al, 2018). Although other studies in the literature have presented different data on the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among ICU nurses, the common result of these studies was that ICU nurses experience anxiety and depression on significant levels.…”

Influence of the care of the self in the work of intensive care nurses

“…Nurses who work in the ICU have to deal with a complex and stressful work process, with a lot of agitation and stress (3)(4)(5) . This environment has a great impact on their work and, among other harms, it may pose risks for patient safety (6) .…”