Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of positive psychological capital on the effects of clinical nurses' responses to violence on burnout and to provide basic date for an intervention program that reduces nurse burnout.
Methods
The participants in this study were 172 nurses recruited through convenience sampling at one general hospital in Seoul. Data were collected from June 5 to 10, 2023 using structured questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 26.0.
Results
Burnout was positively correlated with violence responses and negatively correlated with positive psychological capital among clinical nurses. Verbal violence experience (β=.14, p=.014), job satisfaction (β=.31, p<.001), social violence response (β=.15, p=.035) and positive psychological capital (β=-.39, p<.001) were identified as factors significantly influencing clinical nurses' burnout. The interaction term between social violence response and positive psychological capital significantly influenced burnout (β=.18, p=.044).
Conclusion
Social violence response affected burnout among clinical nurses, and positive psychological capital was identified as a moderating factor in burnout. Therefore, hospital and nursing organizational efforts such as fostering an appropriate organizational atmosphere, providing social support that encourages trust and creativity among organizational members, and implementing various educational and mentoring programs are required to reduce nurses' social violence response and enhance positive psychological capital.

Purpose
This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of patients recovering from Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19).
Methods
Using a purposive sampling method, participants were recruited from the Korean Psychological Association’s Mental Health and Wellness Center in G city, South Korea, from May 5 to December 30, 2020. The interviews were analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method. Data saturation was reached after interviewing 14 participants.
Results
The experiences of patients recovering from COVID-19 were clustered into 4 main themes and 10 subthemes:, namely, the patients’ 1) stigmatization, leading to anxiety, fatigue, and concern about neighbors; 2) negative emotions: anger and helplessness; 3) coping strategies under pressure: increased gratitude, self-reflection, and self-efficacy; and 4) ways of overcoming internalized stigma: personal growth and hope for the future.
Discussion
The results suggest that the positive and negative emotions of patients recovering from COVID-19 are interwoven and coexist against the background of the pandemic. Improvement of social networks, development of coping skills, and psychological growth play an important role in alleviating the psychological burden of recovering patients.

Citations

• Post-Traumatic Psychological Experience of COVID-19 Survivors: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study
  Yusra Al Nasiri, Amal Al Balushi, Saira Al Balushi, Kamila Al Alawi, Zainab Al Mashari, Buthaina Al Muqimi, Faiza Al Balushi, Salah Al Awaidy
  COVID.2024; 4(8): 1188.     CrossRef
• Meaning and lived experience of Iranian COVID‐19 survivors: A phenomenological study
  Sedigheh Hasani‐Moghadam, Abou Ali Vedadhir, Fatemeh Alijani, Marzieh Azizi, Soghra Khani
  Brain and Behavior.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Post-traumatic growth among emergency nurses after COVID-19 in Shanghai, China: a qualitative study
  Jinxia Jiang, Yue Liu, Peng Han, Pengjia Zhang, Haiyan Shao, Zhenjuan Dai, Yugang Zhuang
  BMJ Open.2024; 14(2): e081212.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was the evaluation of a Home Nursing Care based Respiratory Management Program (HHNbRMP) on health care ability, respiratory and psychological status and quality of life (QoL) of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The management program utilizes a home mechanical ventilator (HMV) in the home.
METHODS
A non-randomized controlled experimental design was employed. HHNbRMP based on Cox's Interaction Model which includes cognitive assent (education, specialized medical care, case management), internal motivation (airway clearance, thoracic exercise, air accumulated exercise) and psychological response (meditation & active listening). These variables were measured first for a base line reading and then at four, twelve, and twenty-four weeks. The data were analyzed by t-test/ANOVA and Repeated Measures ANOVA/ANCOVA.
RESULTS
Only respiratory difficulty among the variables showed a significant difference at twelve and twenty-four weeks (F=7.52, p=.009; F=7.58, p=.009).
CONCLUSION
The Home Health Nursing Management program was effective in managing respiratory difficulty. The patients were satisfied with this program. Applying this program tailored to patients' condition, their respiratory health parameters would be improved.

Citations

• Factors associated with caring behaviors of family caregivers for patients receiving home mechanical ventilation with tracheostomy: A cross-sectional study
  Hyang Sook Kim, Chung Eun Lee, Yong Sook Yang, Tai-Heng Chen
  PLOS ONE.2021; 16(7): e0254987.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of emotional labor, somatic symptoms, and emotional support on quality of life among middle-aged women workers.
METHODS
The study design was a descriptive survey research. Data were collected from October 2013 to January 2014 in Korea. A self-reported questionnaire was administerd in a convenience sample of 264 middle aged women in various working places. The survey included socio-demographic and job-related factors, and the questionnaires about emotional labor, somatic symptoms, emotional support, and quality of life. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
Stepwise multiple regression showed that somatic symptoms had the greatest effect on quality of life (beta=-1.65, p<.001), followed by emotional support (beta=0.67, p<.001), and job satisfaction (beta=3.98, p<.001). And these variables accounted for 52% of quality of life among middle-aged women workers (F=97.14, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest for clinical nurses to take somatic symptoms, emotional support, and job satisfaction into special account in order to improve the middle aged women worker's quality of life. Ultimately, a health promotion program focusing on these influential variables in workplace need to be developed for the given population.

Citations

• Determinants of Quality of Life (QoL) in Female Caregivers in Elderly Care Facilities in Korea
  Hee-Kyung Kim, Hye-Suk Oh
  Behavioral Sciences.2024; 14(1): 53.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Emotional Labor and Workplace Violence on the Somatic Symptoms of Customer Service Employees in Department Stores
  Bongsoon Ryu, Bo Hyun Park
  Research in Community and Public Health Nursing.2023; 34: 61.     CrossRef
• Somatic Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adults: Moderating Effect of Spiritual Well-being
  Youngrye Park, Hee Moon
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2018; 21(2): 132.     CrossRef
• Experiences in Self-leading Leisure Activities of Middle-aged Office Workers
  Jeong-Soo KIM
  Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education.2016; 28(5): 1348.     CrossRef