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Delle Donna, Jane. Evaluation of humor as a coping mechanism to reduce stress in healthcare professionals during the COVID19 pandemic. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-z9ta-y227

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TitleEvaluation of humor as a coping mechanism to reduce stress in healthcare professionals during the COVID19 pandemic
NameDelle Donna, Jane (author); Kamienski, Mary (chair); Schill, Karen (member); Rutgers University; RBHS School of Nursing
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-01 (degree)
SubjectNursing, Healthcare professional, Stress, Psychological stress, Pandemic, COVID-19, Laughter and humor, Wit and humor -- Therapeutic use
Extent60 pages : illustrations
DescriptionPurpose of the Project
Healthcare is considered one of the top most stressful occupations and introducing a pandemic disease into an already demanding and stressful occupation can only increase healthcare professionals’ level of stress. Efforts have been made to address the increased level of stress in healthcare professionals dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, however there is little evidence that these interventions are effective. Research shows that humor is an effective way of decreasing stress. The purpose of this project was to get baseline stress levels of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and assess if these stress levels decrease after participating in the Online Humor Video Program.
Methodology
The Perceived Stress Scale 10 was used to assess healthcare professionals’ stress levels Pre and Post implementation of the Online Humor Video Program. Descriptive analysis was used to display results.
Results
Due to low response rate, the results cannot be considered statistically significant. However, the two participants that did complete the entire study had lower PSS-10 scores after participation in the Online Humor Video Program, which indicates lower levels of stress. Future research should focus on larger sample sizes to ensure statistically significant results.
Implications for Practice
Improving healthcare professionals mental health and introducing valuable coping mechanisms to deal with stress, such as the Online Humor Video Program can prevent near misses, adverse events and burnout. It is crucial that all healthcare providers are working at their optimal level, especially during a pandemic such as COVID-19, to ensure providing quality, safe, patient care.
NoteD.N.P.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-z9ta-y227
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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