Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences

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Relationships Between Nurses' Emotion Management Skills and Happiness Levels During COVID-19 Pandemic:A Cross-Sectional Study
COVID-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Hemşirelerin Duygu Yönetim Becerileri ile Mutluluk Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkiler:Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
Şehrinaz POLATa , Banu TERZİb
aDepartment of Nursing Management, İstanbul University Faculty of Nursing, İstanbul, Türkiye
bDepartment of Fundamentals of Nursing, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Antalya, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2023;15(3):753-61
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2022-94090
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: To investigate relationships between nurses' emotion management skills and happiness levels during coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in Türkiye. Material and Methods: This research was conducted as a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study with a total of 349 (n=853) nurses in a university hospital in İstanbul between December 2020 and February 2021. Descriptive Information Form, Emotion Management Skill Scale and The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-Short Form were used to collect the study data. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Shapiro-Wilk test, Student's t-test, one-way analysis of variance and for multivariate analysis, linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the findings. Results: Average emotion management skill level of the nurses was found as 96.13±14.47, the average level of happiness was found as 22.78±4.28. Sex, working unit, expression of emotions verbally, expressing emotions as they are, controlling negative body responses, and coping and anger management scores significantly affected the total happiness score (23.6%, R2 =0.236) (F=11.639; p<0.01). Conclusion: Attempts to improve nurses' emotion management skills may increase their levels of happiness. Emotion management skills and levels of happiness of nurses should be at the desired level for them to make correct critical decisions on both their own lives and the patients they provide care for, their relatives, and other healthcare professionals. Events can be arranged for this.

Keywords: COVID-19; emotions; happiness; nursing; pandemic
ÖZET
 Amaç: Türkiye'de koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemisi sırasında hemşirelerin duygu yönetimi becerileri ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, Aralık 2020-Şubat 2021 tarihleri arasında İstanbul'da bir üniversite hastanesinde toplam 349 (n=853) hemşire ile kesitsel, tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın verilerini toplamak için Tanımlayıcı Bilgi Formu, Duygu Yönetimi Beceri Ölçeği ve Oxford Mutluluk Anketi-Kısa Formu kullanıldı. Bulguların değerlendirilmesinde Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi, Shapiro-Wilk testi, Student t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi ve çok değişkenli analiz için doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin duyguları yönetim becerisi toplam puan ortalaması 96,13±14,47, mutluluk düzeyi toplam puan ortalaması 22,78±4,28 olarak bulundu. Cinsiyet, çalışma birimi, duyguları sözlü olarak ifade etme, duyguları olduğu gibi ifade etme, olumsuz vücut tepkilerini kontrol etme, başa çıkma ve öfke yönetimi puanları toplam mutluluk puanını anlamlı olarak etkilemiştir (%23,6, R2=0,236) (F=11,639; p<0,01). Sonuç: Hemşirelerin duygu yönetimi becerilerini geliştirmeye yönelik girişimler mutluluk düzeylerini artırabilir. Hemşirelerin hem kendi yaşamları hem de bakım verdikleri hastalar, yakınları ve diğer sağlık çalışanları ile ilgili doğru kritik kararlar alabilmeleri için duygu yönetimi becerileri ve mutluluk düzeyleri istenilen düzeyde olmalıdır. Bunun için etkinlikler düzenlenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; duygular; mutluluk; hemşirelik; pandemi
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