Relationship between nightmare distress and depressive symptoms in Chinese emergency department nurses: A cross-sectional study  

作　　者：Qing-Wen Gan Ran Yu Ze-Rong Lian Yi-Ling Yuan Yuan-Ping Li Li-Lan Zheng 

机构地区：[1]School of Nursing,Nanchang University,Nanchang 330006,Jiangxi Province,China [2]Department of Nursing,The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University,Nanchang 330006,Jiangxi Province,China [3]Department of Nursing,Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College,Changzhi 046000,Shanxi Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Psychiatry》2023年第12期1087-1095,共9页世界精神病学杂志

基　　金：The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University(Ethics number:IIT2023196).

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Most of the recent research on nightmare distress and depressive symptoms has focused on adolescents and students,with less research on the nurse population.Emergency department nurses are at high risk for nightmare distress and depressive symptoms,but no studies have been conducted to explore the relationship between the two;thus,further investigation is needed.AIM To understand the relationship between nightmare distress and depressive symptoms among emergency department nurses in China.METHODS A convenience sampling method was used to select 280 emergency department nurses from nine provinces,including Jiangxi,Sichuan,Jiangsu,and Shanxi Provinces.The Chinese version of the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale(CES-D)were administered.RESULTS Emergency department nurses’nightmare distress scores were positively associated with depressive symptom scores(r=0.732),depressed affect(r=0.727),somatic symptoms(r=0.737),and interpersonal difficulty(r=0.647).Further multiple linear regression analyses showed that education level,work pressure,self-reported health,and CES-D scores were factors that influenced nightmare distress among Chinese emergency department nurses(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Nightmare distress is closely associated with depressive symptoms in Chinese emergency department nurses,and early intervention is recommended for professionals with this type of sleep disorder to reduce the occurrence of depressive symptoms.

关 键 词：Nightmare distress Emergency department nurses Depressive symptoms Workplace violence Observational study China 

分 类 号：R749.4[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学] R47[医药卫生—临床医学]