THE USE OF PROGRAMMED WRITING FOR ANXIETY REDUCTION WITH FEMALE REGISTERED NURSES (WOMEN NURSES).
Contributors: Walden University.
Published: 1993
Number of pages: 69
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Education.; Health Sciences, Mental Health.
Description: This study evaluated programmed writing as a strategy for addressing stresses of 30 female Registered Nurses in Coos Bay, Oregon. Volunteers were randomly assigned to three treatment and one control group. Each treatment group was assigned one of the following tasks: (a) write about professional concerns, (b) discuss professional concerns, or (c) relax with provided refreshments. The writing and discussion groups were directed to address topics for 15 minutes related to the nursing profession, such as the emotional challenges of nursing, the professional implications of HIV-AIDS, and current economic trends. After the treatment period, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered. The control group was administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Each treatment and control group met one week later and repeated the same procedures a second time.

Research examined scores between three treatment and one control group. Group mean scores were compared by treatment and time to answer two research questions: (1) Were there significant differences in mean state anxiety scores between three treatment and one control group of female registered nurses? (2) Were there significant differences in mean state anxiety scores after a second treatment one week following the initial intervention? To answer question one, an analysis of variance was used to compare the four group means for both first and second treatment periods. None were significant at the.05 level of confidence. To answer question two, means were compared between time 1 and time 2 for each of the four groups. A paired group t-test procedure was used. Only the mean difference for the control group was significant at the.05 level.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-01, Section: B, page: 0171.

Thesis (PH.D.)--WALDEN UNIVERSITY, 1993.

School code: 0543.