Background:Currently,building resilience in nurses is recognized as an important factor that helps maintain their health and stay in their profession;thus,identifying which factors can help them build resilience is ne...Background:Currently,building resilience in nurses is recognized as an important factor that helps maintain their health and stay in their profession;thus,identifying which factors can help them build resilience is necessary.Methods:A cross-sectional survey design was used,and 1356 nurses from 11 general hospitals in Guangzhou,China,were assessed using the Chinese version of the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale,the General Self-Efficacy Scale,the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire,and the Job Stress Scale of Chinese nurses.The demographic characteristics of participants were also gathered.Results:The mean total score of nurses' resilience is 59.99 (SD 13.59),which was significantly lower (P < 0.001) than that of the general people in China.The regression analysis affirmed that the factors which influence the resilience of nurses include self-efficacy,coping style,job stress,and education level (R2 =49.4%,P < 0.001).Conclusion:Nurses had low resilience.They could not effectively cope with job challenges and recover from adversity.Strengthening self-efficacy,choosing active coping,decreasing job stress,and enhancing educational training can effectively improve their resilience.展开更多
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of oil from herbs, flowers, and other plants. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the effectiveness of aromatherapy for laboring women. We searched five electronic databas...Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of oil from herbs, flowers, and other plants. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the effectiveness of aromatherapy for laboring women. We searched five electronic databases till November 15th 2013 including those Chinese and English language articles. A total of 4 eligible studies were identified. Aromatherapy was effective in reducing the length of labor, but there were no statistically significant effects in the use of pharmacological analgesia, spontaneous vaginal delivery, caesarean delivery and assisted vaginal birth. Due to the limited number of articles identified, the evidence is not sufficiently convincing that aromatherapy is an effective therapy for laboring women.展开更多
文摘Background:Currently,building resilience in nurses is recognized as an important factor that helps maintain their health and stay in their profession;thus,identifying which factors can help them build resilience is necessary.Methods:A cross-sectional survey design was used,and 1356 nurses from 11 general hospitals in Guangzhou,China,were assessed using the Chinese version of the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale,the General Self-Efficacy Scale,the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire,and the Job Stress Scale of Chinese nurses.The demographic characteristics of participants were also gathered.Results:The mean total score of nurses' resilience is 59.99 (SD 13.59),which was significantly lower (P < 0.001) than that of the general people in China.The regression analysis affirmed that the factors which influence the resilience of nurses include self-efficacy,coping style,job stress,and education level (R2 =49.4%,P < 0.001).Conclusion:Nurses had low resilience.They could not effectively cope with job challenges and recover from adversity.Strengthening self-efficacy,choosing active coping,decreasing job stress,and enhancing educational training can effectively improve their resilience.
文摘Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of oil from herbs, flowers, and other plants. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the effectiveness of aromatherapy for laboring women. We searched five electronic databases till November 15th 2013 including those Chinese and English language articles. A total of 4 eligible studies were identified. Aromatherapy was effective in reducing the length of labor, but there were no statistically significant effects in the use of pharmacological analgesia, spontaneous vaginal delivery, caesarean delivery and assisted vaginal birth. Due to the limited number of articles identified, the evidence is not sufficiently convincing that aromatherapy is an effective therapy for laboring women.
