TY - JOUR
T1 - Dysfunctional psychological responses among Intensive Care Unit nurses
T2 - A systematic review of the literature
AU - Karanikola, Maria
AU - Giannakopoulou, Margarita
AU - Mpouzika, Meropi
AU - Kaite, Charis P.
AU - Tsiaousis, Georgios Z.
AU - Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth D.E.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: To systematically review evidence on dysfunctional psychological responses of Intensive Care Units nurses (ICUNs), with focus on anxiety and depressive symptoms and related factors. Method: A literature search was performed in CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus databases, from 1999 to present, along with a critical appraisal and synthesis of all relevant data. The following key words, separately and in combination, were used: "mental status" "depressive symptoms" "anxiety" "ICU nurses" "PTSD" "burnout" "compassion fatigue" "psychological distress". Results: Thirteen quantitative studies in English and Greek were included. The results suggested increased psychological burden in ICUNs compared to other nursing specialties, as well as to the general population. Conclusions: Studies investigating psychological responses of ICUNs are limited, internationally. Future longitudinal and intervention studies will contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon.
AB - Objective: To systematically review evidence on dysfunctional psychological responses of Intensive Care Units nurses (ICUNs), with focus on anxiety and depressive symptoms and related factors. Method: A literature search was performed in CINAHL, PubMed and Scopus databases, from 1999 to present, along with a critical appraisal and synthesis of all relevant data. The following key words, separately and in combination, were used: "mental status" "depressive symptoms" "anxiety" "ICU nurses" "PTSD" "burnout" "compassion fatigue" "psychological distress". Results: Thirteen quantitative studies in English and Greek were included. The results suggested increased psychological burden in ICUNs compared to other nursing specialties, as well as to the general population. Conclusions: Studies investigating psychological responses of ICUNs are limited, internationally. Future longitudinal and intervention studies will contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Burnout
KW - Depression
KW - Intensive care
KW - Nursing
KW - Professional
KW - Review
KW - Team
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946546945&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S0080-623420150000500020
DO - 10.1590/S0080-623420150000500020
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26516757
AN - SCOPUS:84946546945
SN - 0080-6234
VL - 49
SP - 847
EP - 857
JO - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem
JF - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem
IS - 5
ER -