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The Relationship Between Personality Traits of Intensive Care Nurses and Individualized Care Provided to Patients

Yoğun Bakım Hemşirelerinin Kişilik Özelliklerinin Hastaya Sunulan Bireyselleştirilmiş Bakım ile İlişkisi

Ezgi Yıldız(Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Suşehri Sağlık Yüksekokulu Hemşirelik Bölümü)0000-0002-7261-0129
Zuhal Gülsoy(SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SUŞEHRİ SAĞLIK YÜKSEKOKULU, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-6866-5215
Ebru Akbaş(Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Gerontoloji Bölümü)0000-0002-9941-8436
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2026-06-30
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It was concluded that intensive care nurses with personality traits such as responsibility, openness and agreeableness provide more qualified individualized care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between personality traits of intensive care nurses and individualized care provided to patients.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 267 intensive care nurses.
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Conclusion & Impact:It was concluded that intensive care nurses with personality traits such as responsibility, openness and agreeableness provide more qualified individualized care.
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⚙️Variables:Individualized Care · Intensive Care Nurses · Personality Traits

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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between personality traits of intensive care nurses and individualized care provided to patients. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 267 intensive care nurses. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Big Five Inventory and Individualized Care Scale for Nurses. The STROBE guidelines were followed for reporting purposes. Results: The mean score of ICS-Nurse-A was determined as 3.95±0.71, and the mean score of ICS-Nurse-B was determined as 3.99±0.74. Female nurses were determined to have higher neuroticism and openness personality traits. It was further determined that nurses with higher seniority in the nursing profession and in the intensive care unit were more extrovert and responsibility/self-disciplined and provided more qualified individualized care. Furthermore nurses who were satisfied with their profession and who have willingly decided to be a nurse were found to be agreeable and responsibility and provided more qualified individualized care. Conclusions: Personality traits were found to have a significant effect on nurses' perceptions of supporting patients' individuality and individualizing care processes. It was concluded that intensive care nurses with personality traits such as responsibility, openness and agreeableness provide more qualified individualized care.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin kişilik özellikleri ile hastalara sağlanan bireyselleştirilmiş bakım arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma 267 yoğun bakım hemşiresi ile yürütüldü. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Beş Büyük Envanteri ve Hemşireler İçin Bireyselleştirilmiş Bakım Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Raporlama amacıyla STROBE yönergeleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: BBS-Hemşire-A puanının ortalaması 3,95±0,71, BBS-Hemşire-B puanının ortalaması ise 3,99±0,74 olarak belirlenmiştir. Kadın hemşirelerin daha yüksek nevrotiklik ve açıklık kişilik özelliklerine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Hemşirelik mesleğinde ve yoğun bakım ünitesinde daha yüksek kıdeme sahip hemşirelerin daha dışa dönük, sorumluluk/öz disiplinli oldukları ve daha nitelikli bireyselleştirilmiş bakım sağladıkları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca mesleğinden memnun olan ve hemşire olmaya isteyerek karar veren hemşirelerin uyumlu, sorumluluk sahibi oldukları ve daha nitelikli bireyselleştirilmiş bakım sağladıkları bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar: Kişilik özelliklerinin hemşirelerin hastaların bireyselliğini destekleme ve bakım süreçlerini bireyselleştirme algıları üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu bulundu. Sorumluluk, açıklık ve uyumluluk gibi kişilik özelliklerine sahip yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin daha nitelikli bireyselleştirilmiş bakım sağladığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Yıldız, E., Gülsoy, Z., Akbaş, E. (2026). The Relationship Between Personality Traits of Intensive Care Nurses and Individualized Care Provided to Patients. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 15 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1724963

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