The Effectiveness Of Group Painting Therapy For Nurses’ Stress:a Clinical Intervention Study

Objective: To explore the influence of group painting therapy on nurses ’ pressure,and to provide a scientific,effective and feasible method for alleviating and relieving the pressure in nurses’ practice.Methods: 48 volunteer Nurses from a grade-A tertiary hospital of Cangzhou who are full-time nursing graduates and have worked more than one year were selected.Through the pre-investigation,CPSS score≥29.The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups: the experimental Group(24)and the control group(24).There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups of nurses in terms of age,educational level,stress source and perception.Group painting therapy was conducted in the experimental group once a week,90 minutes every time,8 times in total,after which they were interviewed for a period of 3 months.The control group did not take any psychological intervention or interviews.Before and after the intervention,the Chinese Nurses Stress source Scale(CNSS),Chinese Perceived Stress Scales(CPSS)and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire(SCSQ)were used for evaluating the two groups,and the experimental group was evaluated by the group counseling effect feedback table.Results: There were statistical differences between pre-intervention and post-intervention in the experimental group.The pre-intervention total score of CNSS was 84.17±8.58,the post-intervention score was 76.08±7.63,the difference between them was significant(P<0.01);the pre-intervention mean score was 2.41±0.25,the post-intervention score was 2.17±0.22,the difference was significant(P<0.01);The score of CPSS was 32.50±1.64 before the intervention,it was 27.33±1.55 after the intervention,the difference was significant(P<0.01);The positive response score was1.76±0.24 before the intervention,it was 1.89±0.19 after the intervention,the difference was significant(P<0.05),the negative response score was1.65±0.29 before the intervention,it was 1.41±0.28 after the intervention,the difference was significant(P<0.01).There was no statistically significant difference in CNSS、CPSS and SCSQ between pre-intervention and post-intervention in the control group.Themes:Work actively,nurse-patient relationship promoted;Life attitude changed,family harmony;Strong inside,relieve stress actively.Conclusion:1.Group painting can help nurses to manage their emotions,improve their self-cognition and enhance their professional self-identity.2.Group painting can promote mutual acceptance and inclusiveness within the members,and can increase the team cohesion.3.Group painting intervention can increase the understanding and beneficial thought to others,and harmonize the relationship between nurses and patients.4.Group painting can reduce the subjective pressure of nurses,but it has little effect on the objective pressure.