THE ROLE OF RESILIENCE AS A MEDIATOR AND ITS IMPACT ON NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL’S PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND MENTAL DISTRESS.

JPUMHS; 2025:15:01,19-24. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2025/15.01.591

Abstract

ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Professional healthcare providers and nurses' jobs are classified as
stressful and demanding. The possibility of emotional distress is high. OBJECTIVE: The
study aims to investigate the role of resilience as a mediator and its impact on nurses and
healthcare professional’s psychological well-being and mental distress. METHODS: A
questionnaire survey was employed though random sampling strategy. The study involved
120 certified professional healthcare practitioners and nurses who were working in different
hospitals and clinics. Data were collected via a demographic questionnaire, The Kessler
Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) for measurement of emotional distress, The Satisfaction
with Life Scale (SWLS) for assessment of psychosocial well-being, and the brief resilience
scale (BRS) for analysis of resilience among nurses and healthcare provider. Descriptive
statistics and graphs as numbers, frequencies, and percentages was applied. RESULTS: The
result indicated major participants (35.8%) belong to age group 20-30 YARS. 55%
participants were females. 48.3% were in nursing profession. 78% participants were in 12hour
working shift. On K-10 scale, Majority of the participants the participants showed emotional
stress on K10 scale. The result of satisfaction with life scale in our findings showed that lower
number of participants were satisfied (4.16%, 10% and 12%) while major population was
dissatisfied. 42% participants showed high resilience levels on BRS scale. CONCLUSION:
The mediation analysis found that resilience protected against direct correlations between
stress and emotional/psychological suffering. In conclusion, our results confirmed the
hypothesis that resilience moderated the link between emotional distress and psychosocial
well-being