Hubungan Tingkat Stres Perawat Ruang Isolasi COVID-19 dengan Perilaku Caring di Rumah Sakit Kabupaten

Abstract

Stress is a physical, psychological, emotional and mental discomfort that causes discruption of performance, so it decrease the daily productivity and services someone. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between stress of caring behavior. The design of this study used correlational analytic with a cross sectional. Data collection techniques used total sampling with 43 respondents met the inclusion criteria. The questionnaire used to measure the level of stress was Covid Stress Scale with 26 statements and the measurement of caring behavior using the questionnaire Care Q (The Nurse Behavior Caring Study) with 36 statements. The data analysis used the spearman rank correlation test. The results showed that the median value of stress behavior was 51, with a minimum value of 12 and a maximum value of 88 and leads to near the maximum value. The median value of caring behavior was 95, with a minimum value of 48 and a maximum value of 121 and leads to near the maximum value. There was a correlation between stress level of caring behavior (p=<0.027 and r = -0.338) with a low negative correlation between the two variables. This showed that the higher the stress level, the less caring behavior given and shown. This study suggest nurses are expected to manage their stress so nurses can deliver their caring behavior optimally.