Differences in Heart Rate and Galvanic Skin Response among Nurses Working in Critical and Non-critical Care Units
Published: November 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/35602.12244
Rakesh Sharma, Deepak Goel, Malini Srivastav, Renu Dhasmana
1. Nursing Tutor, Department of College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
2. Principle Consultant, Department of Neurosciences, Max Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Holistic Medicine, HIMS, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
4. Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, HIMS, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rakesh Sharma,
Faculty Nursing, College of Nursing, Tatibandh, AIIMS, Raipur-492099, Chhattisgarh, India.
E-mail: rakesh553333@gmail.com
Introduction: Health care environment usually remains stressful for health care professionals which may have impact on their psycho-physiological health.
Aim: This study was conducted to find the differences in Heart Rate (HR) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) among critical and non-critical care unit nurses.
Materials and Methods: A comparative study was conducted to find the differences in HR and GSR value of nurses posted in critical and non-critical units. Critical and non-critical care units were classified using patient’s acuity category classification. A total of 100 nurses, 50 from critical and 50 from non-critical care units were selected by simple random sampling technique. HR and GSR were recorded on a digital polygraph (Medicaid systems). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
Results: The mean heart rate (beats per minute) and GSR (Amp ~ K) score of nurses working in critical care units (88.32±9.63 and 916.9±473.4) was higher than the nurses working in non-critical units (83.56±5.82 and 687.8±270.0). The difference in the scores of critical care unit nurses were significantly higher than the non-critical unit nurses (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Present study revealed that work environment has great role in the physiological health of nurses.
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