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AI InsightResults: It was found that 61.5% of the nurses who owned pets were in the 25-30 age group, 64.6% were women, 50.3% were single, 77.6% had a bachelor's degree, and 70.8% did not have a chronic disease.
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Abstract
Objective: This research was conducted to compare the work stress levels of nurses who own and do not own pets. Methods: The population of this descriptive research consisted of 322 nurses working in a public hospital between January 15 and February 15, 2023. Personal information form and A job stress -20 scale were used to gather the findings. In the study, independent groups t-test was used to determine whether the work stress levels of nurses who have pets and those who do not have pets are predictive between the groups. Accordingly, the effect size of the study is 0.5; alpha value was calculated as 0.05 and power as 0.99. Results: It was found that 61.5% of the nurses who owned pets were in the 25-30 age group, 64.6% were women, 50.3% were single, 77.6% had a bachelor's degree, and 70.8% did not have a chronic disease. It was determined that 62.7% of the nurses who did not own pets were in the 25-30 age group, 62.7% were women, 54.7% were single, 68.3% had a bachelor's degree, 81.4% did not have a chronic disease and 72.7% did not have children.The average score on the A Work Stress -20 Scale of nurses who owned pets was 63.07±15.11, and that of nurses who did not have pets was 58.91±16.07, and a statistically significant difference was found between the groups. Conclusion: It was concluded that owning a pet plays an important role in helping nurses cope with stress and has a positive impact on nurses' lives.
Özet
Amaç: Bu araştırma, evcil hayvan sahibi olan ve olmayan hemşirelerin iş stresi düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı araştırmanın evrenini, bir devlet hastanesinde 15 Ocak -15 Şubat 2023 tarihleri arasında çalışan 322 hemşire oluşturdu. Bulguların bir araya getirilmesinde kişisel bilgi formu ve A İş Stresi-20 ölçeği kullanıldı. Araştırmada evcil hayvan sahibi olan ve olmayan hemşirelerin iş stresi düzeylerinin gruplar arasında belirleyici olup olmadığını belirlemek için bağımsız gruplarda t testi kullanıldı. Buna göre araştırmanın etki büyüklüğü 0,5; alfa değeri 0,05 ve güç 0,99 olarak hesaplandı. Bulgular: Evcil hayvan sahibi olan hemşirelerin %61,5’i 25-30 yaş grubunda, %64,6’sı kadın, %50,3’ü bekâr, %77,6’sı lisans mezunu, %70,8’inin kronik hastalığı olmadığı bulundu. Evcil hayvan sahibi olmayan hemşirelerin %62,7’si 25-30 yaş grubunda, %62,7’si kadın, %54,7’si bekâr, %68,3’ü lisans mezunu, %81,4’ünün kronik hastalığı olmadığı ve %72,7’sinin çocuk sahibi olmadığı saptandı. Evcil hayvan sahibi olan hemşirelerin A İş Stresi-20 Ölçeği puan ortalaması 63,07±15,11, Evcil hayvanı olmayan hemşirelerin ise 58,91±16,07 olarak bulundu ve gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptandı. Sonuç: Evcil hayvan sahibi olmanın hemşirelerin stresle baş etmelerinde önemli bir rol oynadığı ve hemşirelerin hayatını pozitif yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşıldı.