Investigation of the effects of the psychoeducation program applied to nurses on stress coping styles and work motivation

The research was carried out in an experimental research design to examine the effects of the psychoeducation program applied to nurses on stress coping styles and work motivation. A pretest-posttest control group model was used. July December 2023, 665 nurses who are actively working in clinics at Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital formed the universe of the study, and the sample was composed of 70 people who volunteered for the study and met the research criteria. After applying the pre-test to the people in the experimental group, a psychoeducation program consisting of 7 sessions was applied. Each session was performed for a total of 7 weeks, 1 day a week, lasting 45-60 minutes. No intervention was applied to the control group. The Personal Information Form, the Coping with Stress Scale, and the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale were used in the collection of the data. The data used the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 program. The differences between the ratios of categorical variables in independent groups were analyzed by Chi-Square and Fisher exact tests. In the comparison of quantitative continuous data between two independent groups, the independent groups t-test was used. In the comparison of intra-group measurements, the dependent groups t-test was used. P< 0.05 was accepted for significance. Change scores in the sub-dimensions of nurses' approach to coping with stress while the "Self-Confident Approach" pre-test result was 13,743, it was 16,743 points after psychoeducation, while the "Optimistic Approach" pre-test score was 8,286, the post-test score after psychoeducation was 11,057, and the "Desperate Approach" pre-test score was 10,200, and the post-test score after psychoeducation was 8,200. The change in the "Submissive" and "Social Support Seeking" scores was not found to be significant.As a result of the test conducted on the job motivation of nurses, it was found that the general final test measurements of job motivation of nurses in the experimental group (4,268) were higher than those in the control group (3,848). Based on the results obtained from the research, it is proposed to create psychoeducational programs aimed at helping nurses cope with stress.