TITLE:
Development of Anger Management Mindfulness Program and Effects on Mental Health and Fatigue of Psychiatric Nurses
AUTHORS:
Michiyo Ando, Hiroko Kukihara, Haruka Kurihara
KEYWORDS:
Anger Management, Mindfulness, Psychiatric Nurses, Mental Health, Mental Fatigue
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.5,
May
31,
2022
ABSTRACT: Psychiatric nurses in hospitals seemed to confront stress and anger in
nursing during COVID-19 pandemic, because there were many limitations in the ward. The purposes of this research were, 1) to develop Anger Management Mindfulness
program including psychological education about anger management and
mindfulness yoga practice, 2) to investigate the effects of the program on mental health, fatigue (physical, mental, total),
resilience, and self-compassion of psychiatric nurses. Participants were
6 psychiatric nurses in 3 hospitals in Western Japan. We made movie of the
Anger Management Mindfulness and send to participants. A participant conducted
the program at home individually once a week, totally 3
times. The participant completed questionnaires of the General Health
Questionnaire (GHQ) to measure mental health, fatigue diagnosis scale,
resilience scale, and self-compassion scale pre and post the program. Moreover
they described the impression of the program. After the program, he sent back
questionnaires to the researcher. This study was approved by the
committee of ethics in Daiichi University of Pharmacy. Results showed the followings. The
physical fatigue decreased from 7.33 to 4.50, but not significant. The mental
fatigue significantly decreased from 10.2 to 6.7. Total fatigue also
significantly decreased from 17.5 to 11.0. The GHQ score significantly
decreased from 18.5 to 12.3. About resilience and self-compassion, there was no
significant difference between pre and post score. Some participants said that
the program was useful to keep their normal feelings. These results suggested
that the Anger Management Mindfulness was effective on mental fatigue, total
fatigue, and mental health. Aspect of psychological education to control their
anger or emotion might affect their knowledge and emotional aspect and
mindfulness yoga also might affect their mental and total fatigue.