Highlights
- •Training program which was based on accepting and expressing emotions can be carried out to improve a decrease in depressıon and strengthen the psychological resilience of nurses.
- •The training program based on emotıons has been effective for a long time in accepting and expressing emotions.
Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the training program which was based
on cognitive behavioral theory on accepting and expressing emotions in terms of nurses'
psychological resilience and depression levels.
Design and methods
The study is an intervention study with a control group conducted with pretest, posttest,
and two-year follow-up test design in line with Consolidated Standards of Reporting
Trials (CONSORT). The participants in the intervention group attended an eight-week
accepting and expressing emotions training program, while those in the control group
did not. The Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) and Beck's Depression
Inventory (BDI) were applied to both groups as pre-test, post-test and 6-month follow-up
(T2), 12-month follow-up (T3) and 24-month follow-up (T4).
Results
It was determined that there was a significant change in RSA scale scores of the intervention
group, and that the effect of group ∗ time interaction for all scores was significant.
An increase in the total score was found for all follow-up periods with respect to
T1. A significant decrease was determined in BDI scores of the intervention group,
and the effect of group-time interaction for all scores was found to be significant.
It was found that there was a decrease in the scores of the intervention group in
all follow-up periods with respect to T1.
Conclusions
The results obtained from the study showed that the training program conducted with
groups on accepting and expressing emotions was effective on the nurses' psychological
resilience and depression scores.
Practice implications
Training programs that develop the skills of accepting and expression emotions can
help nurses find their thoughts underlying their emotions. Thus, depression levels
of nurses can decrease, and their psychological resilience can improve. This situation
can help in terms of reducing workplace stress of nurses and can cause their working
life to be more effective.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 08, 2023
Accepted:
March 6,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 31,
2023
Received:
November 12,
2022
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