RESEARCH PAPER
Occupational stress and burnout among nurses
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Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Klinicznego i Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Zdrowia, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Nowym Sączu
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Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektroterapii i Angiologii w Nowym Sączu
Corresponding author
Magdalena Kwak
Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Klinicznego i Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Zdrowia, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Nowym Sączu
Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Klinicznego i Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Zdrowia, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Nowym Sączu
Med Og Nauk Zdr. 2019;25(1):33-39
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ABSTRACT
Abstrackt:
Within the concept of occupational stress seen as a certain imbalance, J. Siegrist assumed that the lack of balance between the effort made by people while working and the reward for their work. This imbalance may result in occupational burnout, which in the multidimensional approach by Ch. Maslach, includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, as well as reduced personal accomplishment. The aim of this study is to assess the levels of occupational stress and burnout among nurses employed by surgical and non-surgical hospital wards and establish the relationship between the above mentioned variables.
Materials and Method:
In order to identify research problems, the following three research tools have been applied: Occupational Burnout Questionnaire – MBI the Ch. Maslach Burnout Inventory, as well as the Questionnaire ERI by J. Siegrist aimed at the analysis of occupational stress.
Results:
The research showed a statistically significant correlation between the burnout and occupational stress among nurses. Their education, age and professional experience show correlation with some dimensions of burnout and occupational stress. There is a relationship between unintentional mistakes made due to 12-hour shift work and the level of burnout in the dimensions of depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. Nurses employed in surgical and non-surgical hospital wards do not differ significantly in terms of the level of their burnout dimensions, whereas statistically significant differences have been observed within their level of occupational stress.
Conclusions:
Further research studies on occupational stress and burnout among nurses should be carried out. The analysis of stress and burnout reducing factors and their impact on the quality of nursing care and patients’ safety need further research.
Within the concept of occupational stress seen as a certain imbalance, J. Siegrist assumed that the lack of balance between the effort made by people while working and the reward for their work. This imbalance may result in occupational burnout, which in the multidimensional approach by Ch. Maslach, includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, as well as reduced personal accomplishment. The aim of this study is to assess the levels of occupational stress and burnout among nurses employed by surgical and non-surgical hospital wards and establish the relationship between the above mentioned variables.
Materials and Method:
In order to identify research problems, the following three research tools have been applied: Occupational Burnout Questionnaire – MBI the Ch. Maslach Burnout Inventory, as well as the Questionnaire ERI by J. Siegrist aimed at the analysis of occupational stress.
Results:
The research showed a statistically significant correlation between the burnout and occupational stress among nurses. Their education, age and professional experience show correlation with some dimensions of burnout and occupational stress. There is a relationship between unintentional mistakes made due to 12-hour shift work and the level of burnout in the dimensions of depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. Nurses employed in surgical and non-surgical hospital wards do not differ significantly in terms of the level of their burnout dimensions, whereas statistically significant differences have been observed within their level of occupational stress.
Conclusions:
Further research studies on occupational stress and burnout among nurses should be carried out. The analysis of stress and burnout reducing factors and their impact on the quality of nursing care and patients’ safety need further research.
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