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Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1334699
This article is part of the Research Topic International Day of Happiness 2023: Caring for ourselves so that we may care for others View all 5 articles

Relationships among Perceived Social Support, Mindful Self-care, and Resilience among a Sample of Nurses in Three Provinces in China: A Cross-sectional Study

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Meng Li Meng Li 1Junfan Wei Junfan Wei 2Shuhua Yang Shuhua Yang 1*Yuan Tian Yuan Tian 1*Shan Han Shan Han 3*Guanhua Jia Guanhua Jia 4*Minerva De Ala Minerva De Ala 5*Ruipeng Song Ruipeng Song 1*Bo Wei Bo Wei 6*
  • 1 Henan Provincial Third People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
  • 2 Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
  • 3 Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Guizhou Hospital, Guizhou, China
  • 4 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China
  • 5 School of Nursing, Philippine Women’s University, Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
  • 6 Sanmenxia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sanmenxia, China

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    In this study, we aimed to determine the relationships among perceived social support, mindful self-care, and resilience in a sample of nurses in three provinces of China.A cross-sectional study was conducted in seven hospitals in Guangdong, Guizhou, and Henan provinces between August and October, 2023; the provinces are located in south, southwest, and central China. A total of 389 nurses were surveyed using a self-designed sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire and the Chinese versions of Multidimensional Scale of the Perceived Social Support, Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale and the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10).Results: Of the 389 nurses, the majority were women (n = 365; 93.8%), aged 26-35 years (n = 244; 62.7% ) and had bachelor's degrees (n = 337; 86.6%), had worked for 10-20 years (n = 136; 35%), with junior professional titles (n = 331; 85.1%), and had a monthly income in the range 3,001-6,000 yuan in CNY (n = 239; 61.4% ). Nurses' resilience was measured using the CD-RISC-10, which ranges from 10 to 40 points. And average score of nurses' resilience was (23.94 ± 6.95). Multiple linear regression showed that scores for resilience were higher among nurses who had higher educational attainment (95% confidence interval: 0.568-3.024，P ＜ 0.01), professional titles (95% confidence interval: 0.009-1.693, P ＜ 0.05), scores of mindful self-care (95% confidence interval: 0.086-0.155, P ＜ 0.01), and scores of perceived social support (95% confidence interval: 0.242-0.328, P ＜ 0.01).Nurses with higher educational attainment and professional titles exhibited higher levels of resilience. Perceived social support and mindfulness self-care are significantly positively correlated with resilience of nurses. The findings of this study are beneficial to further our understanding of nurses' resilience.The identification of associated factors is conducive to providing more support for nurses who tend to have lower resilience earlier, and can provide useful information for research targeted intervention and support plans aimed at improving nurses' resilience in the future.

    Keywords: Mindful self-care, self-care, resilience, Nurse, social support, perceived social support

    Received: 07 Nov 2023; Accepted: 17 Jun 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Wei, Yang, Tian, Han, Jia, De Ala, Song and Wei. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Shuhua Yang, Henan Provincial Third People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
    Yuan Tian, Henan Provincial Third People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
    Shan Han, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Guizhou Hospital, Guizhou, China
    Guanhua Jia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453100, Henan Province, China
    Minerva De Ala, School of Nursing, Philippine Women’s University, Manila, 1004, National Capital Region, Philippines
    Ruipeng Song, Henan Provincial Third People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
    Bo Wei, Sanmenxia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sanmenxia, China

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