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The rapid integration of digital technologies into academic and professional life has significantly increased screen time and workload, leading to growing concerns about digital fatigue and its impact on mental health. This study employs a qualitative research approach to investigate the perspectives of academic nurses on the effects of digital fatigue on their mental health.
This qualitative study utilized a pre-developed interview schedule to conduct in-depth interviews with 19 academic nurses residing in the northern region of Türkiye. All interviews were conducted online via Google Meet in accordance with participants’ availability and preferences. Participants were identified through snowball sampling based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Interviews continued until data saturation was achieved. The interviews were conducted without audio recording, and the data were collected through detailed field notes. The study data were evaluated using thematic analysis. The study was conducted and reported in accordance with the COREQ checklist.
Data analysis revealed four themes (Multidimensional impact of digital exposure, Social consequences of digital fatigue, Coping and support strategies, Institutional and policy-level challenges) and 11 subthemes (Physical effects, Mental effects, Cognitive effects, Social isolation, Disconnection from reality, Personal physical measures, Psychological measures, Social support, Environmental regulations, Work-life balance challenges, Need for education and awareness).
The study revealed the adverse effects of technology use by nurse academics in the digital age. It was determined that the social lives of nurse academics were negatively impacted by digital exposure, resulting in digital fatigue. It was also found that some nurse academics had difficulty coping with this fatigue. It is recommended to conduct research examining the relationship between the effects of digital fatigue on personality, digital literacy, mental health, and life satisfaction, addressing the impact of digital platforms that cause fatigue, and evaluating users' awareness levels of digital network fatigue. In this context, addressing digital fatigue requires the integration of psychiatric nursing approaches focused on mental health promotion and coping enhancement, together with public health nursing strategies emphasizing preventive interventions, digital hygiene policies, and institutional regulation to ensure sustainable and healthy academic work environments.
This study highlights the critical impact of digital fatigue on the mental health of academic nurses, emphasizing its potential to impair professional functioning and wellbeing. Recognizing and addressing digital burnout can inform the development of organizational strategies to promote healthier digital practices and a better work-life balance. The findings offer valuable insights for healthcare institutions to support the mental resilience of academic nurses in increasingly digitalized work environments.
Academic nurses shared their experiences and insights, contributing to a deeper understanding of how digital fatigue impacts mental health in healthcare settings.
To evaluate the perspective of nurses in Turkey towards the global climate crisis and its impact on mental health using a qualitative approach.
This study was conducted from August to September 2023 with 35 nurses living in seven regions of Turkey using an inductive qualitative approach. The researchers employed the snowball sampling method to select participants. Interviews with the participants were conducted until data saturation was reached. Thematic analysis was used to emerge themes.
The findings revealed five main themes (perception of the global climate crisis, effects of the global climate crisis, effects of the global climate crisis on mental health, reflections of the global climate crisis on nursing and nurses' views on prevention and intervention studies for the global climate crisis). Also, the findings revealed 12 sub-themes (physical outcomes, mental outcomes, direct and indirect impacts, psychosocial effects and personal, national and international-based reflections).
Our study indicates that nurses exhibit genuine concern for the global climate crisis and experience psychological effects related to this pressing environmental issue. Nurses are keenly aware of their responsibility to safeguard the planet and demonstrate a strong sense of concern for the state of the world.
It is evident that nurses, being prominent advocates for sustainability, are cognizant of their responsibility to protect the planet and demonstrate genuine apprehension for the state of the world.
Nurses play a crucial role, as they make up 60% of the global healthcare workforce and are often the frontline healthcare professionals during natural disasters. It is vital to elucidate and clarify the terminology concerning the relationship between the climate crisis and the mental health of nurses, to determine the scope of this relationship and to make recommendations for future research areas.
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