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Personal and workplace factors influencing the resilience of nurses caring for women with cervical cancer in a resource-constrained setting in Ghana.
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introductionCervical cancer has been identified as the fourth most common form of malignancy affecting and killing women globally. Nurses caring for cervical cancer patients are exposed to emotional and psychological distress due to late presentation and the burden of care. Resilience has been identified as one of the effective ways of helping nurses to cope well with the stress of oncology nursing, but this remains undetermined in Ghana.
aimThis study explored personal and workplace factors influencing the resilience of nurses caring for women diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer (stage III and IV) in a resource-constrained setting in Ghana.
methodUsing a qualitative approach, we recruited twenty nurses and midwives who had worked for a year and above caring for advanced-stage cervical cancer patients at the national referral hospital in Ghana. We conducted in-depth interviews between July, 2022 to September, 2022 which were audio-taped with participants' consent. Transcription was done verbatim, and analysis conducted using thematic analysis approach with the aid of NVivo 10.0.
resultsThe results revealed experience as a safety toolkit, inherent desire to help/care for the patient, emotional numbness and maintaining professional outlook as personal factors influencing resilience among the participants. Regarding the workplace factors influencing resilience, we identified the main theme of demands of caregiving for advanced cervical cancer patients with the following sub-themes; severity of cases managed, nature of care rendered, activities of care given, reshuffling, schedules and gender mirroring as an exacerbator of psychological suffering.
conclusionResilience among nurses and midwives caring for terminally ill cervical cancer patients is influenced by longer years of service, intrinsic motivation to work as a nurse, and the defense strategy of emotional numbness and professionalism at the individual level. Also, the huge demand of caregiving serves as a major workplace factor affecting the resilience of nurses and midwives. We recommend strategies such as regular ward conferences and in-service trainings aimed at enhancing job-experience, inherent desire to render care and professionalism be adopted in resource-constrained settings to improve nurses' resilience. In addition, political actors and management of hospitals must prioritize allocation of resources for advanced cervical cancer care with particular focus on providing more specialized nurses and midwives.
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