| Abstract [eng] |
Behavior that is harmful to nurses' physical and mental health is linked not only to their own health, but also to the patient safety, care and the quality of provided services. As health care professionals, nurses can do indirect preventive work as patients monitor their points of view and health-damaging behaviors. Recent research on the use of alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substances does not stand out nurses from other professions in this aspect, but it has been found that they still experience more stress. Different and contradictory research data indicate the need to investigate this problem on a larger scale both in Lithuania and in other countries. Aim of the research - to analyze the ssociations between anxiety experienced by nurses and harmful habits. Methods of the research. The method of quantitative research was chosen, using the anonymous questionnaire survey approach in the online space. Five standardized questionnaires were used for the research: „Expanded Nursing Stress Scale“ (ENSS); „Drug Abuse Screening Test“ (DAST-10); „Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test“ (AUDIT); „Fagerstrom Test For Nicotine Dependence“ (Fagerström K.O.) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). The internal compatibility of the data with all scales is high because the Cronbach’s alpha is greater than 0.6. A non-probabilistic target sample was selected for the research. The analysis of the obtained quantitative data was performed using Excel and SPSS 25.0 programs. Results of the research. Mild anxiety rates are most common in primary care professionals (11.1%), moderate anxiety rates in psychiatrists (13.4%), and severe anxiety rates in resuscitation and intensive care professionals (12.4%). Almost all subjects (98.1%) were found to be highly dependent on alcohol. Most nurses have severe nicotine addiction (97.1%), and most nurses are not addicted to other psychoactive substances (79.0%) or the problem is low (17.5%). Conclusion. Nurses who experience higher levels of anxiety are more dependent on alcohol and psychoactive substances, when smoking is not dependent on the severity of the anxiety they experience, but stress has a direct effect on nicotine use of nurses. Stress increases the level of anxiety more often. |
