571 – Gender and Workplace Difference in Coping Strategies among Iranian Nurses

Abstract

Background:

Assessing coping strategies of nurses had an important role in determination of needed and solving the problems of nurses and clients.

Objectives:

To evaluate difference coping strategies according to gender and workplace in nurses.

Aims:

The current study aimed to determine the effective factors on coping strategies among Iranian nurses in 2011.

Methods:

In a descriptive-analytic study, 158 nurses with category sampling were assessed. The instrument for collecting data was a Lazarus and Folkman coping strategies standard questionnaire. All data were analyzed with SPSS software version 20 and using Nonparametric test such as Mann-whiney, Kruskal-wallis and Pearson correlation.

Results:

More than one-third of participants (41.1%) were male and 11.3% worked in Emergency Department. There was a significant association between Gender and workplace with some used coping strategies of studied nurses (P< 0.05). There was a significant correlation between some subclass of coping strategies. There were a significant relationship between Self- Controlling, Accepting Responsibility, Escape-Avoidance, Plan full Problem Solving, Positive Reappraisal and Seeking Social Support coping with workplace of nurses (p< 0.01).

Conclusions:

Gender and Workplace are the associated factors on coping strategies in Iranian nurses.