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Resilience, Burnout and Psychological Well-Being Levels of Oncology Nurses
Resilience, Burnout and Psychological Well-Being Levels of Oncology Nurses

Author(s): Yeter Sinem Üzar Özçetin, Gizem Sarıoğlu, Sümeyye İlayda Dursun
Subject(s): Cognitive Psychology, Clinical psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Çukurova Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı
Keywords: Cancer; oncology nurse;resilience; well-being;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the resilience, psychological wellbeing and burnout levels and related factors of oncology nurses it this study. The study was conducted using descriptive design with 61 Oncology nurses Data were collected with 'Introductory Data Form' evaluated by the researchers; Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; Maslach Burnout Scale; and 'Psychological Well-Being Scale. It is found that oncology nurses have moderate levels of resilience, burn out and psychological well-being. Moreover, it is found that resilience is an important predictor of burn out and psychological well-being. At the end of this study, it is showed that oncology nurses have moderate levels of burnout, resilience and psychological well-being. According to the data sheet, nurses emphasized higher burnout and powerlessness. This result is important because it emphasize that oncology nurses are effected deeply by the cancer process of patients and need support in overcoming their psychosocial problems.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: Suppl. 1
  • Page Range: 147-164
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English