, 최현경2
, Hyunkyung Choi2
1경북대학교 간호대학 대학원생
2경북대학교 간호대학 & 간호혁신연구소 교수
1Graduate student, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
2Professor, College of Nursing & Research Institute of Nursing Innovation, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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| No. | First author (year) | Study design | Participants | Quality appraisal (Yes/all) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Moon (2002) | Cross-sectional study | 302 clinical nurses working in 3 general hospitals and 1 university hospital in Seoul and Kyeonggi | 8/11 |
| A2 | Im (2005) | Cross-sectional study | 140 nurses working in university hospital | 7/11 |
| A3 | Park (2007) | Cross-sectional study | 206 ICU nurses at least more than one year in 50 bed hospitals | 8/11 |
| A4 | Baek (2007) | Cross-sectional study | 131 nurses; 62 nurses in ICU and 69 nurses in cancer ward | 9/11 |
| A5 | Kim (2009) | Cross-sectional study | 362 nurses | 8/11 |
| A6 | Lee (2011) | Cross-sectional study | 285 nurses | 9/11 |
| A7 | Kwon (2012) | Cross-sectional study | 397 nurses, working in Seoul, Gangwon, and Gyeongbuk | 9/11 |
| A8 | Han (2013) | Qualitative study | 8 nurses and 6 doctors | 8/10 |
| A9 | Lee (2014) | Cross-sectional study | 140 clinical nurses | 9/11 |
| A10 | Han (2015) | Cross-sectional study | 356 nurses working at university hospitals in Seoul | 7/11 |
| A11 | Lee (2016) | Cross-sectional study | 168 hospital nurses | 7/11 |
| A12 | Ha (2018) | Cross-sectional study | 148 nurses in the emergency department at 1 general hospital, 4 university hospitals, and 6 hospitals with more than 200 beds | 10/11 |
| A13 | Jang (2019) | Cross-sectional study | 399 nurses working at university hospitals | 10/11 |
| A14 | Yang (2022) | Cross-sectional study | 215 nurses in Gyeonggi | 9/11 |
| First author (year) | Key findings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational stress | Cognitive appraisal | Coping strategies |
Outcomes | ||
| Problem-focused coping | Emotion-focused coping | ||||
| Moon (2002) [A1] | -A high degree of the job stress | NR | -Problem-focused coping was the 2nd most used coping strategy | -Coping strategies were most used in the following order: positive reappraisal, seeking social support, wishful thinking, tensionrelief, indifference | NR |
| -Job stress related to conflict with doctors, lack of nurses, duty schedule | |||||
| Im (2005) [A2] | -23.6% of nurses were suffering from job stress symptoms | NR | -Individuals who coped effectively with stress used positive reinterpretation or active behavioral coping strategies | -Individuals requiring stress management used passive coping strategies such as inactive withdrawal, and emotional expression | NR |
| Park (2007) [A3] | -Job stress associated with irregular duties, unsatisfactory pay, and demanding technical skills | NR | -The primary coping strategy used was problem-focused coping | -Coping strategies were most used in the following order: positive reappraisal, seeking social support, indifference, wishful thinking, tension relief | NR |
| -Higher job stress is associated with higher use of indifference and wishful thinking | |||||
| Baek (2007) [A4] | -Stress related to job circumstances was the highest stress | NR | -The primary coping strategy used was problem-focused coping | -Coping strategies were most used in the following order: positive reappraisal, seeking social support, tension relief, wishful thinking, indifference | NR |
| Kim (2009) [A5] | -Stress related to job demand, insecurity, organizational climate, and lack of reward was high | NR | -Nurses used control strategies more frequently than avoidance strategies | -In the group with low use of coping strategies and control coping strategies, depression risk increased | |
| Lee (2011) [A6] | -Work-related conflict, overloaded work, poor reward, interpersonal job stress | NR | -General ward nurses used long-term coping more than psychiatric ward nurses | NR | |
| Kwon (2012) [A7] | -Occupational stress related to workload, resource inadequacy, role conflict, role ambiguity | NR | -The primary coping strategy used was problem-focused coping | -Coping strategies were most used in the following order: positive reappraisal, seeking social support, indifference, wishful thinking, tension relief | -A lower use of positive reappraisal, a higher use of indifference, and a lower use of problem-focused coping are associated with higher levels of burnout |
| Han (2013) [A8] | -Lack of communication, internal conflicts, psychological distress, work overload | NR | -Nurses resolved the problem by reporting it to supervisors | -Nurses used strategies like mindfulness, discovering enjoyable work | -Physical: headache, loss of appetite, etc. |
| -Nurses tried to improve the situation through staff meetings | -Psychological: insomnia, depressed mood, etc. | ||||
| -Others: lack of cooperation, increased turnover intention, decline in nursing quality, etc. | |||||
| Lee (2014) [A9] | -Job stress related to low income, problems between nurses or healthcare professionals, and work overload | NR | -20s used coping more than 30s | -Higher levels of job stress coping were associated with higher levels of burnout | |
| -Shiftworkers used coping strategies more frequently than full-time workers | |||||
| Han (2015) [A10] | -Job stress is moderate to high | NR | -Nurses who graduate from university used coping strategies more frequently than college graduates | -The more frequently stress coping is used, the higher the level of organizational commitment | |
| Lee (2016) [A11] | -Relationship related work stress was high | NR | -Higher coping scores were observed in individuals with a master’s degree or higher compared to those with a 3-year college graduate | NR | |
| -Position was correlated with stress coping strategies | |||||
| Ha (2018) [A12] | -Stress related to job demand | NR | -The primary used coping strategy was problem-focused coping | -Coping strategies were most used in the following order: positive reappraisal, seeking social support, wishful thinking, indifference, tension relief | -Wishful thinking coping was a significant predictor of burnout |
| Jang (2019) [A13] | -Work stress was higher in the group total clinical experience of 3 years or less than group of over 3 years | NR | -Among nurses with more than 3 years of experience, problem-focused coping fully mediated the relationship between work stress and psychological well-being | -Among nurses with more than 3 years of experience, emotion-focused coping fully mediated the relationship between work stress and psychological well-being | -Problem-focused coping contributed positively to psychological well-being |
| -Among nurses with 3 years or less experience, emotion-focused coping partially mediated the relationship between work stress and psychological well-being | -Emotion-focused coping contributed positively to psychological well-being | ||||
| Yang (2022) [A14] | -Job stress related to inadequate reward, job demand, organizational system, overloaded work | NR | -Nurses used problem-focused coping more frequently than passive coping such as wishful thinking or distancing | -Higher stress coping abilities are associated with greater self-efficacy | |
ICU: intensive care unit.
NR: not reported.