Critical care nurses' beliefs about and reported management of anxiety

Frazier, SK; Moser, DK; Daley, LK; McKinley, S; Riegel, B; Garvin, BJ; An, K

Critical care nurses' beliefs about and reported management of anxiety

Frazier, SK Moser, DK Daley, LK McKinley, S Riegel, B Garvin, BJ An, K

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Citation:: American Journal of Critical Care, 2003, 12 (1), pp. 19 - 27
Issue Date:: 2003-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Frazier, SK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moser, DK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Daley, LK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McKinley, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Riegel, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Garvin, BJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	An, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	American Journal of Critical Care, 2003, 12 (1), pp. 19 - 27	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1062-3264	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/6253
dc.description.abstract	• BACKGROUND: Anxiety is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Critical care nurses are uniquely positioned to reduce anxiety in their patients. Critical care nurses' beliefs about and frequency of use of strategies to reduce anxiety have not been studied. • OBJECTIVES: To explore critical care nurses' beliefs about the importance of anxiety management and to describe nurses' reported use of strategies to manage anxiety in their patients. • METHODS: A random sample (N = 2500) of members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was asked to complete the Critical Care Nurse Anxiety Identification and Management Survey. • RESULTS: Respondents (n=783) were primarily female (92%), white (88.5%) staff nurses (74.1%) who thought that anxiety is potentially harmful (mean, 4.1; SD, 0.8; range, 1 = no harm to 5 = life-threatening harm), that anxiety management is important (mean, 4.8; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = not important to 5 = very important), and that effective anxiety management is beneficial (mean, 4.6; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = no benefit to 5 = profound benefit). A majority commonly used pharmacological management; most also used information and communication interventions. Fewer subjects used the presence of patients' family members to alleviate patients' anxiety; few reported using stress-reduction techniques. • CONCLUSION: Most respondents thought that treating anxiety is important and beneficial. Commonly used strategies included pharmacological relief of anxiety and pain and information and communication interventions. Although these strategies are useful, they may not effectively reduce anxiety in all patients.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	American Journal of Critical Care	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Critical Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Critical care nurses' beliefs about and reported management of anxiety	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

• BACKGROUND: Anxiety is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Critical care nurses are uniquely positioned to reduce anxiety in their patients. Critical care nurses' beliefs about and frequency of use of strategies to reduce anxiety have not been studied. • OBJECTIVES: To explore critical care nurses' beliefs about the importance of anxiety management and to describe nurses' reported use of strategies to manage anxiety in their patients. • METHODS: A random sample (N = 2500) of members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was asked to complete the Critical Care Nurse Anxiety Identification and Management Survey. • RESULTS: Respondents (n=783) were primarily female (92%), white (88.5%) staff nurses (74.1%) who thought that anxiety is potentially harmful (mean, 4.1; SD, 0.8; range, 1 = no harm to 5 = life-threatening harm), that anxiety management is important (mean, 4.8; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = not important to 5 = very important), and that effective anxiety management is beneficial (mean, 4.6; SD, 0.6; range, 1 = no benefit to 5 = profound benefit). A majority commonly used pharmacological management; most also used information and communication interventions. Fewer subjects used the presence of patients' family members to alleviate patients' anxiety; few reported using stress-reduction techniques. • CONCLUSION: Most respondents thought that treating anxiety is important and beneficial. Commonly used strategies included pharmacological relief of anxiety and pain and information and communication interventions. Although these strategies are useful, they may not effectively reduce anxiety in all patients.

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