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Promoting professional quality and meaning in life among nursing students : a mixed methods study

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dc.contributor.author Mason, H.D.
dc.contributor.author Nel, J.A.
dc.contributor.other Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 13, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2015
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-15T10:08:32Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-15T10:08:32Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.issn 16844998
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/759
dc.description Published Article en_US
dc.description.abstract The study on which this article is based addressed a gap in existing research and practice by reporting on the empirical evaluation of a psycho-educational stress management programme that was developed to address professional quality of life (compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction) and meaning in life among nursing students. An explanatory sequential mixed methods approach served as research design. Quantitative data were collected by means of the Professional Quality of Life Scale and the Life Purpose Questionnaire in a pre- and post-test manner (N = 42, Mage = 20.28;76.19% female). Qualiative data were collected by means of unstructured one-on-one interviews (N = 6, Mage = 20.33; 67% female) and narrative sketches (N = 29, Mage = 20.21, 79.31% female). The paired-samples t-test was used to compare the pre- and post-test quantitative data. Statistically significant results indicate that the programme was effective in reducing secondary stressful experiences and enhancing compassion satisfaction and meaning among participants. Qualitative analysis suggests that group interaction and establishing a sense of meaning in life were important factors that contributed to the value of the programme. en_US
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dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein: Journal for New Generation Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 13, Issue 1
dc.subject Burnout en_US
dc.subject Compassion fatigue en_US
dc.subject Compassion satisfaction en_US
dc.subject Meaning en_US
dc.subject Nursing students en_US
dc.subject Professional quality of life en_US
dc.title Promoting professional quality and meaning in life among nursing students : a mixed methods study en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.rights.holder Journal for New Generation Sciences


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