Prevalence of burnout syndrome in clinical nurses at a hospital of excellence
نویسندگان
چکیده
BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome can be defined as long-term work stress resulting from the interaction between constant emotional pressure associated with intense interpersonal involvement for long periods of time and personal characteristics. We investigated the prevalence/propensity of Burnout syndrome in clinical nurses, and the factors related to Burnout syndrome-associated such as socio-demographic characteristics, work load, social and family life, leisure activities, extra work activities, physical activities, and work-related health problems. METHOD We conducted a cross-sectional, quantitative, prospective epidemiological study with 188 surgical clinic nurses. We used the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which is a socio-demographic questionnaire and the most widely used instrument to assess Burnout syndrome (three basic dimensions: emotional exhaustion, despersonalization and professional underachievement). The socio-demographic profile questionnaire wascomposed of questions regarding identification, training, time at work, work characteristics and personal circumstances. RESULTS The prevalence of Burnout syndrome was higher (10.1%) and 55, 4% of subjects had a propensity to develop this syndrome. The analysis of the socio-demographic profile of the nurse sample studied showed that most nurses were childless married women, over 35 years of age, working the day shift for 36 hours weekly on average, with 2-6 years of post-graduation experience, and without extra employments. Factors such as marital status, work load, emotion and work related stress aggravated the onset of the syndrome. CONCLUSION The prevalence and propensity of Burnout syndrome were high. Some factors identified can be useful for the adoption of preventive actions in order to decrease the prevalence of the clinical nurses Burnout syndrome.
منابع مشابه
بررسی فرسودگی شغلی پرستاران شاغل در بیمارستان های دانشگاه علومپزشکی شهر زنجان 1381
Background: Nurses burnout is a known problem of health systems, and a major contributor of shortage of experienced nurses. Objective:To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome among educational hospital nurses and its’ relation with anxiety and sociodemographic variables. Design:This was a descriptive cross- sectional study in which data were collected through a questionnaire Sample: Amon...
متن کاملThe Prevalence of Burnout among Nurses in Hospitals of Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background & objectives: Job Burnout in nurses is a barrier to job promotion and achievement to job related goals which results in reduced hospital performance. This study aimed to identify prevalence of job burnout among nurses in Iran. Methods: This study was conducted using a systematic review. All published articles on prevalence of burnout among nurses in Iran from 2000 to 2017 were search...
متن کاملتاثیر چرخش شغلی بر فرسودگی شغلی پرستاران بیمارستان کاشانی تهران: مطالعه موردی
Background and aims Job burnout is one of the syndromes which is known by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and deterioration of job performance. Due to the negative impact this syndrome on patients, employees, and organization in healthcare settings this issue has drawn attention of many researchers to itself during recent years. Despite the large number of publications in this area h...
متن کاملBurnout in a sample of Iranian nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Aims: Currently, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 has imposed a wide range of stressors that can negatively affect nurses and other health care workers. This study aimed to investigate the severity of burnout among nurses working in COVID-19 wards in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan in 2020. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2020 on 372 nurses worki...
متن کاملBurnout Levels and Some Related Factors in Nurses of Golestan Province
Background and Objectives: Burnout is a syndrome usually found in health providers such as nurses and hospital employees. According to Maslach, burnout is a reflective physical and emotional exhaustion , depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Therefore, assessment of its related factors such as age, work duration, type of wards, and work schedule are very important. Mat...
متن کامل