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ItemPersonality, emotional intelligence, and its relationship to caring self-efficacy among emergency department staff nurses of an acute care hospital in London, United Kingdom( 2024-01-02)Nurses have long since recognized the special roles of their colleagues working in then-called “first aid rooms” or “emergency rooms”. The role of these nurses is difficult yet critical to patient care as they are in the front lines, face different cases of varying acuity with continuous prioritizations, and treat patients across the lifespan, from the youngest to oldest. Emergency nursing is a unique specialty with unique challenges including increasing workplace violence, the opioid crisis, psychiatric health issues, understaffing, overcrowding, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to commit to certain attainments and expectations amidst present and/or perceived challenges is governed by the concept of self-efficacy, a product of social learning theory by Dr. Albert Bandura. Looking into this concept and its relationship to individual ED nurses’ personality and emotional intelligence is an attempt to bridge the gap in knowledge, trying to understand what is unique among emergency nurses’ commitment to provide emergency care to patients in an extremely challenging environment and in the most critical moments of their lives. This study described ED nurses caring efficacy using the Caring Self-Efficacy scale and its relationship to ED nurses’ personality using the Big Five Inventory and global emotional intelligence with the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test. Through total enumeration, 52 ED nurses from University College London Hospital in the UK participated in the study after the approval of UPOU Ethics Review Board. Data were then collected, collated, and interpreted using descriptive statistical methods, point-biserial correlation, Kendall’s Tau-b, and Pearson’s correlation with multiple linear regression. Results of the study showed that UCLH ED nurses who are majority female (f=35) and has 1 to 3 years of experience (f=23), their personality profile showed high in agreeableness (M=4.2), average in conscientiousness (M=3.9), openness to experience (M=3.7), and extraversion (M=3.3), and low in neuroticism (M=2.6). These ED nurses also have average global emotional intelligence and average caring self efficacy. Pearson’s product moment correlation showed a moderate positive correlation between agreeableness and caring-self efficacy (r=.522) and was deemed the most significant personality dimension among others (p<.01). The ED nurses’ global emotional intelligence also indicated a significant moderate positive correlation to caring self-efficacy (r=.407, p<.01). Emergency nurses of UCLH were deemed primarily compassionate, kind, and empathetic. This showed that among other personality traits, these helped ED nurses to commit to providing emergency care for patients amidst the challenges they face in the ED. Emotional intelligence, which is considered an important predictor for workplace productivity, also showed a significant relationship to caring self efficacy. As ED nurses improve and develop their ability to reflect on their own emotions and understand the emotions of their patients, the more they’re able to provide quality emergency nursing care to patients steadfastly.
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ItemProfile And Parental Burnout Among Solo Mothers In The Province Of Cavite, Philippines( 2024-03-05)Solo mothers face challenges and stresses that may contribute to exhaustion and eventually parental burnout that affects not only the solo mothers but also their children. The main purpose of this study is to describe parental burnout experience among solo mothers and to determine relationship between parental burnout and the profile of these solo mothers. The study utilized a descriptive correlational research design and purposive sampling technique was used. There were 396 solo mothers who participated in the study by answering the online Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). Descriptive statistics was used to describe the sample in terms of profiles while correlation analysis was used to determine relationship between profiles and parental burnout dimensions and intensity. Among the solo mothers, 4.55% were identified at risk for parental burnout while 2.78% were identified to be experiencing parental burnout. A statistically significant relationship between the age of only child and risk for parental burnout was found. Sex of an only child was found to be correlated with parental burnout. There is also a statistically significant relationship observed between age and support system of solo mother and Saturation dimension among at-risk group. Similarly, a statistically significant relationship was observed between sex and condition of at-risk solo mother’s three children and Saturation dimension. Finally, it was found out that the sex of a solo mother’s only child is associated with Contrast as well as Saturation dimensions among burnout solo mothers. Nurses play an important role in reventing and addressing parental burnout among solo mothers by dentifying the risk and contributory factors which may affect these women and their children. Also, nurses need to carefully plan and implement holistic nursing care congruent to the needs of these solo mothers.
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ItemThe ASEAN Work Plan on Education (ASED) in the teacher education program of selected higher education institutions (HEIs) in Camarines Sur( 2023-11-03)ASEAN awareness The ASEAN Work Plan on Education (ASED) focuses on eight areas including ASEAN awareness through capacity building for teachers and the education community. This study assessed the implementation of action lines in Priority Area 1.3 for ASED in Teacher Education Program of selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Camarines Sur. It aimed to:1) identify the action lines implemented in Priority Area 1.3, 2) analyze the extent of implementation of the action lines, and 3) examine the challenges encountered by the selected HEIs in the implementation of the action lines. Survey questionnaire was administered to the 359 BSEd and BEEd 4th year students and 93 faculty members /administrators; documentary analysis and Key Informant Interview (KII) with interview guide were done to gather data and analyzed using frequency count, weighted mean, ranking, and 4-point Likert scale. Results revealed that the three HEIs have diverse action lines relative to ASED such as webinar/ seminar/ training/ lecture activities in collaboration with ASEAN Member States. Action lines are Highly Implemented such as the conduct of conferences/ seminars/ fora on ASEAN. Family financial constraints were the main challenge encountered in the implementation of the action lines. It is recommended to to initiate and continuously conduct ASED-related activities that will promote the ASEAN awareness in the educational community such as but not limited to quiz bees, essay writing contest, research projects, documentary analysis, and the use of relevant and up-to-date instructional materials, attendance of the faculty in trainings/ seminars in designing an ASEAN-aware curriculum. Further, to establish, coordinate, and manage external linkages and partnerships locally and internationally toward the attainment of ASED targets.
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ItemSelf-Efficacy and Caregiver Burden of Informal Caregivers in Tertiary Level Hospital in the United Arab Emirates( 2024)Informal caregivers have been recognized as the backbone and strength of long-term care because of their involvement in care. However, they often are not prepared for caregiving role since illnesses are unanticipated. On top of that, most healthcare delivery models and professionals focus primarily on individual patients’ care, and the support given to caregivers is by providing how to manage the practical demands of caregiving. Moreover, they do not adequately engage, educate, or support informal caregivers to improve their well-being. Being not prepared physically and emotionally and lacking the skills threatens their self-efficacy in caring and makes them unprotected from caregiver burden, which can lead informal caregivers to be the next vulnerable population after their care recipients. The study aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and caregiver burden among informal caregivers of terminally ill patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study utilized descriptive- correlational design. The samples of this study were informal caregivers of terminally ill patients, particularly in the Oncology Department of Tawam Hospital, UAE. The result of the study showed that the two main variables, overall Self-efficacy in caregiving and overall Caregiver Burden, have a very weak negative relationship, rs (58) = -.12, p = .42, N = 60 at α = .05, however, the relationship was not statistically significant. The overall level of self-efficacy was High Self-efficacy in managing caregiving demands (M- 28.08; SD- 1.71). Among the sub-dimensions of self-efficacy were High Self-efficacy in Caring for Care Recipient (M- 8.21; SD- 1.04) and least in Caring for Oneself (M- 5.79; SD- 2.34). On the other hand, the overall level of caregiver burden was at a High Risk level for burnout or, in other words, severe level (M-36.67; SD- 0.22). Among the four burden domains, Time Dependence was the highest form of burden experienced (M-2.84, SD- 0.98), and the least was Emotional Burden (M- 0.11; SD 0.46). Among the demographics and other work-related profiles, the study shows that caregiver burden was not related to demographics and other work-related profiles; on the other hand, Self-Efficacy and Caregiving Duration (rs-0.301; p 0.19) were significantly related, and the rest were not significant. In this study, care recipients were independent in transferring (M- 2.28) and mobilizing (M-2.18) and severely dependent in terms of grooming (M- 1.13). Although the main variables were unrelated, this study provided us with the degree of self-efficacy in caregiving and caregiver burden experienced and predictors that affect the self-efficacy and burden of informal caregivers in UAE. This study recommends further research on a larger scale and test interventions in improving self-efficacy and decreasing the burden.
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ItemHealth-Related Quality of Life of Nurses Working in Private and Public Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic( 2024-02-27)Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a concept that encompasses the physical and mental wellbeing of an individual over time. Since factors such as the work environment and other psychosocial factors can be considered an element in determining the health status of the HCW, HRQoL is a valuable indicator of outcomes and overall health status for HCW, particularly nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because COVID-19 is a health crisis, the workload of the HCW, particularly nurses, increased significantly. With the current health threat, nurses served as the health system's frontline of defense. As such, the group is considered as one the highest risk to the infection. The study was conducted at one private and one government hospital in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The RAND 36-Item Health Survey (Version 1.0) was used to measure the HRQoL of the respondents. All 36 questions in the SF-36 survey are categorized to each of the applicable health concept: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to personal or emotional problems, energy/fatigue, emotional wellbeing, social functioning, pain, and general health perceptions. Among the eight health concepts, Energy/Fatigue (M=53.42, SD=12.431) scored the highest, followed by General Health (M=53.20, SD=20.756) and Physical Functioning (M=50.56, SD=17.359). On the other hand, Role limitations due to emotional problems (M=40.84, SD=45.987) and Emotional well-being (M=41.49, SD=37.396) scored the lowest. Conclusion: This study found that overall, nurses scored their HRQoL below average (M=47.59, SD=29.119). After the analysis of the SF-36 questionnaire, it was noted that of the eight health concepts, the respondents reported the best HRQoL in the physical domain, particularly General Health, Energy/Fatigue, and Physical Functioning. Subsequently, the nurses’ HRQoL related to the psychological domain (Emotional well-being and Role limitations due to emotional problems scored the lowest.