Investigation and analysis on the correlation between the coping style and demography characteristics of nurses

Objective:To investigate the relationship between the status of coping style of nurses and demographic characteristics and provide reference for nursing managers to make training plan.Methods:Simple coping style questionnaire was used to survey 543 nurses in 5 general hospital of Bengbu in Anhui province.Results:There were statistical significances of the positive coping style scores of nurses in different age,position and educational background(P0.05-P0.01).There were statistical significances of the negative coping style scores of nurses in different age and position(P0.05-P0.01).The negative coping style scores of nurses had no statistical significance in different educational background(P0.05).The positive coping style scores of nurses aged 21-50 were increased with age.The negative coping style scores of nurses had statistical significance in different department(P0.01).Conclusions:The more positive coping style and less negative coping style are adopted by nurses.The coping style of nurses is affected by age,position and educational background.The effective coping style is adopted to relieve pressure of nurses and improve nurses′mental health level according to the demography characteristics of nurses.