BACKGROUND Emergency rescue personnel can be considered a "high risk" occupational group in that they could experience a broad range of health and mental health consequences as a result of work-related exposures to critical incidents. OBJECTIVES This study examined the resilience factors that protect mental health among first responders. METHODS Nine hundred and sixty-one first responders f...

BACKGROUND Six years of recent ongoing economic and structural crisis in Croatia have brought to a significant decrease of socioeconomic standard in our country, and had an important impact on the health care system. In this background we examined the prevalence of depression and burnout and their association with work stressors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Cross sectional survey was conducted with ...

BACKGROUND Occupational stress among mental health nurses may affect their psychological health, resulting in reduced performance. To provide high-quality, sustainable nursing care, it is necessary to identify and control the factors associated with psychological health among mental health nurses. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of work-family conflict (WFC) in the well-known ...

AIM To determine the prevalence and contributing factors of moral distress in medical and surgical nurses. BACKGROUND Moral distress from ethical conflicts in the work environment is associated with burnout and job turnovers in nurses. METHOD A prospective cross-sectional survey using the Moral Distress Scale tool was administered to medical and surgical nurses at an adult acute tertiary ca...

Registered nurses are frequently confronted with ethical dilemmas in their nursing practice. As a consequence of their decisions regarding ethical challenges, nurses report experiencing moral distress. This experience is often manifested by such feelings as anger, guilt, and sadness, and has been identified as a contributing factor to burnout and turnover in nursing. The purpose of this explora...

BACKGROUND Staff burnout is a critical issue for mental healthcare delivery, as it can lead to decreased work performance and, ultimately, to poorer treatment outcomes. AIMS To explore the relative weight of job-related characteristics and perceived organisational factors in predicting burnout in staff working in community-based psychiatric services. METHOD A representative sample of 2000 m...

OBJECTIVE In the last 30 years, ever since the PHC network in Iran has been established, the job duties of Behvarzes (Mental Health Workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupational stress among Behvarzes. METHODS All Behvarzes (227) working in areas covered by Iran Universit...

conclusions the current study revealed that the iranian nurses are exposed to a considerable risk of personal accomplishment. also, job burnout is in association with shift working and low job satisfaction level. in this regard, working pressure, type of job and income may affect job burnout. ergonomic interventional programs are recommended to improve the working conditions. methods this cross...

Professionals who care for long-term and seriously ill patients frequently experience distressing emotional situations and profound suffering. These emotions can include the need to ‘rescue’ patients, a sense of failure and frustration when the illness progresses, feelings of powerlessness against the illness and its associated losses, grief, fear of becoming ill oneself and a desire to remain ...