TY - JOUR
TI - Anxiety symptoms and quality of interaction among oncology nurses: A correlational, cross-sectional study
AU - Karanikola, M.N.K.
AU - Giannakopoulou, M.
AU - Kalafati, M.
AU - Kaite, C.P.
AU - Patiraki, E.
AU - Mpouzika, M.
AU - Papathanassoglou, E.E.D.
AU - Middleton, N.
JO - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem
PY - 2016
VL - 50
TODO - 5
SP - 800-807
PB - Escola de Enfermagem de Universidade de Sao Paulo
SN - null
TODO - 10.1590/S0080-623420160000600013
TODO - anxiety assessment;  correlational study;  cross-sectional study;  Hamilton Anxiety Scale;  human;  human experiment;  human tissue;  job satisfaction;  mental stress;  nursing staff;  occupational health;  oncology nursing;  public relations;  symptom;  adult;  anxiety;  cross-sectional study;  female;  male;  occupational disease, Adult;  Anxiety;  Cross-Sectional Studies;  Female;  Humans;  Interprofessional Relations;  Male;  Occupational Diseases;  Oncology Nursing
TODO - Objective: To explore the severity of Anxiety Symptoms (AS) among Greek oncology nursing personnel, the degree of satisfaction from professional relationships, and potential association between them. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational study was performed in 2 Greek Oncology Hospitals, in 72 members of nursing personnel. Hamilton Anxiety Scale was used for the assessment of AS severity and the Index of Work Satisfaction subscale "Satisfaction from Interaction" for the degree of satisfaction from professional relationships among nursing personnel (NN) and between nursing personnel and physicians (NP). Results: 11% of the sample reported clinical AS [≥26, scale range (SR): 0-52]. Satisfaction from NN [5.10 (SD: 1.04), SR: 1-7], and NP [4.21 (SD: 0.77), SR: 1-7] professional interaction were both moderate. Statistically significantly associations were observed between clinical AS and satisfaction from NN (p=0.014) and NP (p=0.013) professional interaction. Conclusions: Anxiety reduction interventions and improvement of professional relationships are essentials in order to reduce oncology nurses' psychological distress.
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