the relationship between mental health and emotional intelligence with job burnout in nurses of tabriz state hospitals

aim and background: this aim of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological health and emotional intelligence with job burnout of nurses of state hospitals in tabriz. methods and materials: in this correlative descriptive study, 300 nurses of tabriz state hospitals who had more than 5 years work experience were chosen by cluster random sampling method. they accomplished general health questionnaire, bradbury-graves emotional intelligence questionnaire and maslach job burnout questionnaire. data were analyzed by spss software and pearson correlation and multiple regression statistical tests. findings: mental health and emotional intelligence had significant role in predicting job burnout changes of nurses, these variables predicted 12 % variance of job burnout. there was significant correlation between mental health and emotional intelligence (r = -0.196, p < 0.01). conclusions: considering the results of our research, increased attention to nurses' burnout through emotional intelligence education and focus on their mental health is recommended.