Investigating nurses' coping strategies in their workplace as an indicator of quality of nurses' life in Indonesia: A preliminary study

Abstract

This study aims to investigate coping strategies used by Indonesian nurses dealing with their workplace stressors as an indicator of quality of nurses' life. Nursing is a profession which always exposed to stressful situations in the clinical area. Prolonged stress without effective coping strategies may negatively contribute to the nurses' quality of life. This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional design. A random sample of 134 nurses working in both public and private hospitals was surveyed in this study using the Brief COPE Questionnaire. The findings indicate that the nurses used religion, positive reframing, instrumental support, and planning as the highest frequent used coping strategies. The results of this study described the picture of the Indonesian nurses' most frequently used of coping strategies in their workplace. The next stage of this study will aim to examine the influence of such coping strategies toward nurses' quality of life and well-being.