Abstract

PIRES, Luísa Maria; MONTEIRO, Maria João  and  VASCONCELOS-RAPOSO, José Jacinto. Suffering in primary care nurses. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2020, vol.serV, n.1, pp.e19096-e19096. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV19096.

Background: Suffering in nurses is associated with the delivery of care to patients in suffering and factors related to the working conditions. It is a multidimensional experience that occurs in situations of loss, damage, or threat to human integrity. Objective: To compare the mean scores in the dimensions of suffering (Emotional Pain, Relational Loss, and Avoidance) based on the sociodemographic and professional variables of nurses. Methodology: A descriptive and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted with a sample of 100 nurses. A self-administered questionnaire was applied, as well as the Caregiver Grief Scale for assessing suffering. Results: Women with children, with a partner, without specialization in nursing, and with more years of service had higher mean scores of suffering. In men, the highest mean scores were found in nurses without children, without a partner, with specialization in nursing, and with more years of service. Conclusion: Nurses showed higher mean scores of suffering in the dimension of Emotional Pain, followed by Relational Loss, and Avoidance, and suffering was higher among women.

Keywords : mental suffering; nurses; primary health care.

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