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Determination of Perceived Stress Level and Coping with Stress in Individuals with Mental Illness: A Descriptive Study
Ruhsal Hastalığı Olan Bireylerin Algıladıkları Stres Düzeyi ve Stresle Başa Çıkma Yöntemlerinin Belirlenmesi: Tanımlayıcı Bir Çalışma
Tülay YILDIRIM ÜŞENMEZa , Rıdvan YILMAZb
aDicle University Atatürk Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Division of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
bBitlis Eren University Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing, Bitlis, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2024;16(4):1227-35
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2024-101202
Article Language: EN
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 Objective: The importance of stress in the onset of mental illnesses is well-known. In the face of these stress situations, individuals employ various positive and negative coping strategies likewise problem-focused, seeking social support, escape-avoidance, and emotion-focused coping. This study aimed to evaluate the perceived stress level and coping with stress in individuals with mental illness. Material and Methods: This study was a descriptive type. A hundred seventy (170) individuals diagnosed with mental illness were included in the study. This study was carried out in psychiatry outpatient clinics between May and December 2023. Descriptive characteristics form, Perceived Stress Scale and Coping with Stress Scale were utilized to collect data. Results: The total mean score of the individuals diagnosed with mental illness were 19.23±7.07 on the seeking social support subscale, 23.32±6.52 on the problem-focused subscale, 23.35±5.19 on the escape-avoidance subscale, 65.91±15.21 on the Coping with Stress Scale, and 36.02±7.22 on the Perceived Stress Scale. Conclusion: The study indicates that the individuals' perceived stress levels were above moderate. In addition, individuals with mental ilness are more prone to employing escape-avoidance coping strategies on a regular basis. It is advisable to create interventions aimed at decreasing the perceived stress in order to enhance the ability of individuals with mental illness to cope with stress.

Keywords: Coping strategies; mental illness; stress
ÖZET
 Amaç: Ruhsal hastalıkların oluşumunda, stresin önemli bir rol oynadığı bilinmektedir. Yaşanan bu stres durumları karşısında bireyler; problem odaklı, duygusal odaklı, sosyal destek arayıcı, kaçıngan başa çıkma gibi çeşitli olumlu ve olumsuz stresle başa çıkma yöntemlerine başvurmaktadırlar. Bu araştırmanın amacı, ruhsal hastalığı olan bireylerin algıladıkları stres düzeyi ve stresle başa çıkma stratejilerinin belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, tanımlayıcı türde yapıldı. Araştırmaya ruhsal hastalık tanısı almış 170 birey dâhil edildi. Bu araştırma, Mayıs-Aralık 2023 tarihleri arasında psikiyatri polikliniklerinde yürütüldü. Verilerin toplanmasında tanıtıcı özellikler formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği ve Stresle Başa Çıkma Ölçeği kullanıldı. Bulgular: Ruhsal hastalığı olan bireylerin sosyal destek arama alt boyutu 19,23±7,07, problem çözme alt boyutu 23,32±6,52, kaçma-kaçınma başa çıkma alt boyutu 23,35±5,19, stresle başa çıkma toplam puan ortalaması 65,91±15,21 ve algıladıkları stres toplam puan ortalaması 36,02±7,22'dir. Sonuç: Araştırma, bireylerin algıladıkları stres düzeyinin ortanın üzerinde olduğunu gösterir. Ayrıca, ruhsal hastalığı olan bireyler kaçma-kaçınma başa çıkma yöntemini daha sık kullanmaya yatkındırlar. Ruhsal hastalığı olan bireylerin stresle başa çıkma becerilerini geliştirmek için algıladıkları stresi azaltmaya yönelik müdahalelerin geliştirmesi önerilebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Başa çıkma yöntemleri; ruhsal hastalık; stres
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