The Effect of Anger Management Training on Nurses' Anger, Psychological Resilience, and Quality of Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The present study sought to examine the impact of anger management training on nurses' anger, psychological resilience, and the quality of care they provide. A randomized controlled experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up was employed in this study. The sample consisted of 40 nurses (experimental group: 20; control group: 20). Data were collected using the following instruments: the Personal Information Form, the State-Trait Anger Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Short Form, and the Nurses' Quality of Care Assessment Scale. The study established that the mean post-test and follow-up scores on the State-Trait Anger Scale for the experimental group were significantly lower than those for the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the experimental group exhibited considerably higher mean scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Quality of Care Assessment Scale in both the post-test and follow-up measurements in comparison to the control group (p < 0.05). The findings indicate that anger management training is associated with a reduction in nurses' anger levels and with enhancement of their psychological resilience and the quality of the care they provide.