title: Stressing factors and coping strategies used by oncology nurses.
abstract: In the oncology specialty, many factors can result in occupational stress in nursing professionals. As an attempt to controlling this situation, individuals may use coping strategies. Coping is a cognitive and behavioral effort one uses to face a stressful situation. The aims of this study were to identify the stressful factors regarding oncology nurses, and to verify what coping strategies they use. Two questionnaires were used: a demographic data inventory, designed by the researcher, and the Folkman and Lazarus coping strategies inventory. The results showed that the main stressful factors for oncology nurses are patient death (28.6%), emergency situations (16.9%), relationship issues with the nursing team (15.5%), and work-process situations (15.5%). In the studied population, the main coping strategy used was positive reappraisal.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. andreabrodrigues@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Andrea Bezerra
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Eliane Corrêa
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chaves
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D003710:Demography; D004924:Escape Reaction; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce