Self-care behaviours and practices of professional nurses working in primary health care clinics

Muhlare, Mukelani L.; Downing, Charlene

doi:10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.4188

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“… 11 12 Nurses frequently neglect self-care and prioritise the well-being and care of their patients. 13 14 A cross-sectional study revealed that more than half of nurses did not engage in health-promoting self-care. 15 Nurses encounter numerous barriers to self-care, such as shift work, hectic schedules, competing time demands, cost considerations, limited resource availability and work-related stress.…”

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Latent profile analysis of mindful self-care and associations with mental health among nurses in China

Yang,

Zhou,

Wan

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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BackgroundDespite the crucial role of mindfulness and self-care in nurses’ physical and mental health, as well as their professional well-being, most nurses exhibit low levels of self-care. Moreover, there is a lack of understanding of the diverse subgroups of mindful self-care among nurses.ObjectivesThe present study delved into the diverse groups of mindful self-care among nurses and investigated the correlation between these groups and their mental health.MethodsConvenience sampling was used to select nurses from Guizhou province, China, from August to September 2023. A total of 1020 nurses were investigated, and 1001 questionnaires were included, for an effective return rate of 98.1%. The demographic characteristics questionnaire, Chinese version of the Brief Mindful Self-Care Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 and Perceived Stress Scale were used. Latent profile analysis was performed on the characteristics of nurses’ mindful self-care, and the correlations between the latent profiles, demographic characteristics and mental well-being were identified using chi-square tests, Spearman correlation analyses and non-parametric tests.ResultsA total of 1001 nurses were included, and they were divided into four heterogeneous subgroups: the Inconsistent Mindful Self-Care Group (4.40%), Balanced Development Group (43.36%), Moderate Mindful Self-Care Group (39.36%), and High Mindful Self-Care Group (12.89%). Results of single factor analysis showed that the nurses’ department and average monthly income were the factors influencing the potential profiles. Mindful self-care negatively correlated with anxiety and depression but was not correlated with perceived stress. There were significant differences in perceived stress, anxiety and depression between different mindful self-care groups.ConclusionThe present study used latent profile analysis to identify four distinct subgroups of hospital nurses based on their mindful self-care and revealed varying levels of anxiety, depression and perceived stress between groups. These results emphasise the need for tailored mindful self-care strategies to promote nurses’ well-being.

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