The Effect of Secondary Traumatic Stress Level on Psychological Resilience of Midwives

Dönüş Yalçın; Fadime Bayri Bingol

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1191705

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The Effect of Secondary Traumatic Stress Level on Psychological Resilience of Midwives

Abstract

Purpose: Case load in working setting, excessive working hours, encountering with traumatic incidents frequently, concern of being sued might increase the level of stress for midwives and affect their psychological resilience negatively. The present study was conducted to identify the effect of secondary traumatic stress level of midwives on psychological resilience. Methods: The study was a descriptive study conducted in 2020 with midwives assigned at delivery rooms of State hospitals in Türkiye. Results: Every one out of three midwives was identified to meet all the criteria regarding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It was also identified that those midwives who are young, single, experiencing dissatisfaction in their profession, having more working hours and shifts monthly had higher secondary traumatic stress scores (p<0.05). Psychological resilience of those midwives working at clinics with higher numbers of delivery was determined to have higher level of psychological resilience (p<0.05). It was also stated that as the secondary traumatic stress level scores of midwives increased, their psycological resilience scores decreased accordingly. Conclusion: Every one out of three midwives’ being met all the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder criteria can not be underrated. Midwives, in the risky group in terms of traumatic stress and psychological resilience, should be followed closely and supported in advance.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Dönüş Yalçın
0000-0003-3241-4227
Türkiye

Fadime Bayri Bingol ^*
0000-0002-0304-6165
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 17, 2023

Submission Date

October 19, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 10, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1191705

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA99GH27LT

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Yalçın D, Bayri Bingol F (March 1, 2023) The Effect of Secondary Traumatic Stress Level on Psychological Resilience of Midwives. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 14 2 310–317.