ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2022
Stress and Coping in Nurses Taking Care of People Living with HIV in Hunan, China: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.
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- Psychobiological and Psychosocial Responses of Nurse-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy-Trained Nurses Caring for People Living With HIV: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The relationship between clinical nurses' feelings of underqualification and work withdrawal behavior: the multiple mediating roles of self-disgust and self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the concept and management strategies of caring stress among clinical nurses: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Student nurses' perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Providing HIV testing in men who have sex with men through a gay social networking app in China: A qualitative interview study with multisectoral service providers.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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background/purposeNurses engaged in the care of people living with HIV (PLWH) are commonly exposed to workplace stress. This study aimed to explore the stress experiences and coping strategies among nurses taking care of PLWH in China.
methodsNurses were recruited from the AIDS department of a public, general, third-grade class-A hospital, which has the largest HIV care department in the Hunan Province of China. Thirty-three nurses working in the AIDS Department were recruited in this qualitative study. Eight nurses participated in a focus group and 25 nurses underwent in-depth individual interviews aimed at characterizing the nurse's feelings and struggles with stress during caregiving for PLWH. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, anonymized, and imported into NVivo 8.0 software. The data were coded and subjected to thematic analysis.
resultsConcerns about occupational exposure, heavy workload, mental health problems and risk behaviors of patients, and discrimination towards nurses caring for PLWH were the four main sources of stress. The negative impact of stress included problems with emotion regulation, somatic health and sleep, and work performance. Some participants also reported a positive impact of work stress on their mental health. Using personality strengths, problem-solving, help-seeking, concealing and avoiding/suppression were common coping strategies employed by nurses caring for PLWH.
conclusionOur findings help characterize the stress experienced by nurses caring for PLWH in the Chinese cultural context, and may inform specific interventions to help manage stress and promote mental health of nurses.
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