Citation

Tanabe Y, Asami T, Yoshimi A, Abe K, Saigusa Y, Hayakawa M, Fujita J, Ide K, Suda A, Hishimoto A. Nurs. Open 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nop2.1367

PMID

36111753

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to conduct a 5-h training programme on anger-focused emotional management for nurses and verify its effectiveness.

DESIGN: The study used a one-group pretest-posttest design.

METHODS: Participants (N = 283) attended a programme comprising lectures and exercises. The Japanese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire was administered pre-, post- and 3-month posttraining. Regression analyses were used to assess the effects of the programme by gender.

RESULTS: For the total aggression score, the difference between the pre- and posttraining scores was -2.827 points and remained at -1.602 points 3-month posttraining. Physical aggression scores decreased posttraining, but the scores increased after 3 months. There were statistically significant gender differences in hostility scores; pre-training scores were slightly higher for men than for women and lower for men after 3 months. Total and physical aggression scores were higher for men than for women. The training programme decreased aggression, and the effect persisted after 3 months.

Language: en

Keywords

aggression; patient safety; anger management; inappropriate care; nurse