Abstract: Objective: To analyze the influence of Satir model therapy on stress-coping styles, psychological resilience and self-efficacy of re-employed nurses. Methods: The convenience sampling method was used to enroll 72 re-employed nurses in a tertiary grade A hospital as the research objects who were randomly divided into the observation group (n=36) and the control group (n=36). The control group received conventional humanistic care including heart-to-heart talk, group discussion and psychological lectures, while the observation group received Satir model therapy as intervention. The effects were compared between the two groups by means of the Chinese version of the Nurses Stressors Scale (NSS), the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES) before and after intervention. Results: After intervention, the scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group in nursing profession and work, management and interpersonal relationship (P<0.05). The scores of positive coping, psychological resilience (both the total score and each entry score) and self-efficacy of the observation group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Satir model therapy can effectively relieve the work pressure of re-employed nurses and improve their coping styles and psychological resilience to enhance their sense of self-efficacy.

Key words: re-employed nurse; coping style; psychological resilience; self-efficacy; Satir model therapy