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Alzoubi MM, Al-momani S, Al-Mugheed K, Owiedat I, Shosha GMA, Alabdullah AAS, Alsenany SA, Abdelaliem SMF. Assessment of the quality of nursing work life and its related factors among critical care nurses. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1305686. [PMID: 38384882 PMCID: PMC10879928 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1305686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Background Quality of work life (QWL) refers to the degree to which employees contribute to the organization's goals while also experiencing personal and professional satisfaction. This study conducted to evaluate the quality of nursing work life (QNWL) level and its associated factors among nurses working in critical care units. Methods A convenience sample technique among critical care nurses in Jordan by using a cross-sectional, descriptive design. A self-reported questionnaire was used. A Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Andersson and Lindgren questionnaires scale were used in data collection. Results The total mean scores of QNWL were M = 86.17 (SD = 35.12), which is slightly below the expected middle value (87.5). The nurses have a higher psychological relation, M = 18.28 (SD = 8.99), whereas they have the lowest competence development, M = 11.44 (SD = 5.56). There was statistical significance between workplace noise, and workplace sources of noise, quality of sleep and QNWL. Conclusion The outcomes also highlighted the significance of undertaking additional interventional research studies in the future in order to identify practical strategies to improve nurses QNWL. As a result, the nursing care given to the patients and their families may be improved.
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- Majdi M. Alzoubi
- Faculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Faculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Maternity and Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Public Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Sun Y, Wei M, Zhao Q, Yang J, Gao J, Dai J. Mediating effect of sleep quality on the association between job stress and health-related productivity loss among workers in R&D enterprises in Shanghai. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1331458. [PMID: 38327579 PMCID: PMC10847312 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1331458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Background Past research indicates that occupational stress negatively predicts health-related productivity. Simultaneously, sleep problem among workers may stem from job stress, subsequently leading to a decline in sleep quality and resulting in reduced health productivity. Therefore, this study aims to idenitify whether the sleep quality of employees functions as a mediator in the process through which job stress impacts health productivity. Objectives This study aimed to assess the status and analyze differences in quality of sleep, job stress, and health-related productivity loss (HRPL) among workers in research and development (R&D) enterprises in Minhang District, Shanghai. We also assessed the mediating effect of sleep quality on the relationship between job stress and HRPL. Methods A total of 3,216 workers in R&D firms aged between 18 and 60 years participated in this study (mean age 35.15 years; standard deviation 8.44; male-to-female ratio≈2:1). The Nakata Insomnia Questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire revised edition, and the Chinese version of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire were used in this study. And the Kruskal-Wallis test, Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis, and Path Analysis were utilized for data analysis in this study. Results There were significant differences in the positive detection rate of insomnia among participants according to age, educational level, marital status, position, length of service, and level of financial difficulties (all P < 0.05). We also found significant differences in the positive detection rate of HRPL among participants according to age, marital status, length of service, and level of financial difficulties (all P < 0.05); participants with insomnia scored higher for HRPL than those without insomnia (6.00 vs. 4.20, P < 0.001). Additionally, participants with job stress problems had higher HRPL than those without these issues (7.00 vs. 4.20, P < 0.001). Our findings suggest that sleep quality plays a mediating role between job stress and HRPL (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Occupational health professionals must pay particular attention to job stress, sleep quality, and their influencing factors to positively influence the wellbeing of workers while improving productivity.
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- Yixuan Sun
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Administration Office, Minhang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Cui K, Yang F, Qian R, Li C, Fan M. Influencing factors of the treatment level of elderly care workers and their career development prospects. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:359. [PMID: 37296422 PMCID: PMC10251313 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04084-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The increasingly aging population in current China has encouraged the emergence of the diversified and multi-level elderly care service industry, and the demand for high-quality elderly life with the help of elderly caregivers continues to grow. METHODS Based on the existing questionnaire data, this article explores the influencing factors of the treatment level of care staff, and explores their future development prospects. RESULTS The results show that whether they have participated in relevant vocational skills competitions, whether they have worked overtime, whether they have overtime wages, and their monthly income have significant effects on their satisfaction of treatment levels. Elderly care workers who have participated in skills competitions are more satisfied about their salary. In addition, workers who rarely and occasionally work overtime are more satisfied compared with those who have never worked overtime; Caregivers with a monthly income of 5,000-6,999 yuan are more satisfied with their salary and treatment than those with below 3,000 yuan. CONCLUSION Therefore, in order to better match the supply and demand of care workers, we should provide formal training and skill competitions for them, appropriately increase their salary level and reasonably arrange their working hours, so as to attract more professional talents into elderly care industry.
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- Kaichang Cui
- Social Security Research Center, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Management, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Management, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Management, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Management, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
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Uzunbacak HH, Yastıoğlu S, Dik BJ, Erhan T, Akçakanat T. Changes in Nurses' Sense of Calling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2023; 50:709-726. [PMID: 38603149 PMCID: PMC9475373 DOI: 10.1177/08948453221120684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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This study investigated changes in nurses' sense of calling during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as possible reasons for these changes. A total of 440 nurses in Turkey responded to a single open-ended question about their work attitudes and experiences. Emergent Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA) was used to analyze the responses. Results demonstrated that nurses experienced both positive and negative changes to their sense of calling, sometimes simultaneously. The most frequently cited reasons for positive changes were nurses' perceived job significance, their desire to serve humanity, and a sense of meaningful work. In contrast, terms describing their reasons for experiencing negative changes include exhaustion, underpaid, unappreciated, overwork, disengagement, risky, stress, and anxiety. This study provides the first evidence on how a sense of calling experienced by Turkish nurses has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for theory, research, and practice are explored.
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- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Management and Organization, Burdur, Turkey
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- Colorado State University, Department of Psychology, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Business Administration, Isparta, Turkey
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- Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Business Administration, Isparta, Turkey
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Wang P, Tang YL, Chen Y, He Y, Li L, Han X, Liu Y, Liu T, Liu H, Jiang F, Zhu J. Mental health status of mental health nurses in China: Results from a national survey. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2022; 30:547-557. [PMID: 36577690 DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION It has been acknowledged in China that actions should be taken immediately to ease the critical shortage of psychiatric nurses. However, with national data lacking, little is known about nurses' mental health status. AIM To evaluate psychiatric nurses' mental health status by measuring their burnout, depression, anxiety and stress. METHODS All psychiatric nurses in the 41 selected hospitals in China were invited to participate in the survey. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were used to assess variables of interest. RESULTS 38.6% of psychiatric nurses met the criteria for burnout. The rates of depression, anxiety and stress were 26.3%, 36.4% and 12.5%, respectively. It was found that workplace region, educational level, working years, longer working hours and night shifts were associated with risk of burnout and DASS. CONCLUSIONS More than a quarter of psychiatric nurses are suffering from burnout, depression or anxiety in China. Policymakers and hospital administrators should design a flexible schedule and restrict working hours for psychiatric nurses to achieve work-life balance. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The study informs policymakers and administrators on addressing the nursing shortage by identifying nurses immersed in negative emotions and preventing mental health problems.
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- Peicheng Wang
- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Mental Health Service Line, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Hospital Management of Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Master of Public Administration in Hospital Management, Institute for Hospital Management of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Healthy Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,Institute for Healthy China, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Wójcik G, Wontorczyk A, Barańska I. Job Demands, Resources and Burnout Among Polish Nurses During the Late Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Emotional Labor. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:931391. [PMID: 35898625 PMCID: PMC9309251 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.931391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective Burnout has been recognized as a serious health problem. Nurses as a professional group are at a high risk of burnout occurrence, especially when facing burden associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite evidence that higher job demands lead to burnout, there is less known about the indirect effect of job demands and resources on burnout via surface acting. Using the JD-R framework, this study examined how job demands and resources affected burnout among Polish nurses and whether these relationships are mediated by surface acting and moderated by coping with the workload. Materials and Methods A sample of 270 nurses from the biggest hospital in Southern Poland filled out an online questionnaire at the time between the fourth and the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The Polish adaptations of Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), Organizational Constraints Scale (OCS), Interpersonal Conflict at Work Scale (ICAWS), Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS), and Emotional Labor Scale (ELS) were used. Mediation and moderation analyses were carried out in the SPSS macro-PROCESS. Results Surface acting partially mediated the positive association between organizational constraints and interpersonal conflict at work and burnout, as well as the negative association between the perceived organizational support and burnout. Coping with workload moderated the direct effect of organizational constraints on burnout via surface acting. Conclusion The findings enrich the knowledge of the mediating and moderating mechanisms to explain the association between job demands, resources and burnout among nurses. There have been proposed interventions concerning increasing organizational support, effective emotional regulation of management education and psychological training regarding adequate coping strategies which could help reduce or prevent the occurrence of burnout in this professional group.
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- Grzegorz Wójcik
- Department of Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Shang Y, Yang Y, Zheng G, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Yang L, Han L, Yao Z, Hu B. Aberrant functional network topology and effective connectivity in burnout syndrome. Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 138:163-172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Jun J, Ojemeni MM, Kalamani R, Tong J, Crecelius ML. Relationship between nurse burnout, patient and organizational outcomes: Systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2021; 119:103933. [PMID: 33901940 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burnout, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased personal accomplishments, poses a significant burden on individual nurses' health and mental wellbeing. As growing evidence highlights the adverse consequences of burnout for clinicians, patients, and organizations, it is imperative to examine nurse burnout in the healthcare system. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review is to systematically and critically appraise the current literature to examine the associations between nurse burnout and patient and hospital organizational outcomes. DESIGN AND DATA SOURCES A systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was conducted. PubMed, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Embase were the search engines used. The inclusion criteria were any primary studies examining burnout among nurses working in hospitals as an independent variable, in peer-reviewed journals, and written in English. The search was performed from October 2018 to January 2019 and updated in January and October 2020. RESULTS A total of 20 studies were included in the review. The organizational-related outcomes associated with nurse burnout were (1) patient safety, (2) quality of care, (3) nurses' organizational commitment, (4) nurse productivity, and (5) patient satisfaction. For these themes, nurse burnout was consistently inversely associated with outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS Nurse burnout is an occupational hazard affecting nurses, patients, organizations, and society at large. Nurse burnout is associated with worsening safety and quality of care, decreased patient satisfaction, and nurses' organizational commitment and productivity. Traditionally, burnout is viewed as an individual issue. However, reframing burnout as an organizational and collective phenomenon affords the broader perspective necessary to address nurse burnout. Tweetable abstract: Not only nurse burnout associated w/ worsening safety & quality of care, but also w/ nurses' organizational commitment and productivity. Reframing burnout, as an organizational & collective phenomenon is necessary.
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- Jin Jun
- Ohio State University, College of Nursing, 1585 Neil Ave Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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Leitão J, Pereira D, Gonçalves Â. Quality of Work Life and Contribution to Productivity: Assessing the Moderator Effects of Burnout Syndrome. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:2425. [PMID: 33801326 PMCID: PMC7967557 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study is focused on assessing the effects of burnout as a moderator of the relationship between employees' quality of work life (QWL) and their perceptions of their contribution to the organization's productivity by integrating the QWL factors into the trichotomy of (de)motivators of productivity in the workplace. The empirical findings resulting from an OLS multiple regression, with interaction terms, applied to a survey administered at 514 employees in 6 European countries, point out two important insights: (i) QWL hygiene factors (e.g., safe work environment and occupational healthcare) positively and significantly influence the contribution to productivity; and (ii) burnout de-motivator factors (that is, low effectiveness, cynicism, and emotional exhaustion) significantly moderate the relationship between QWL and the contribution to productivity. Combining burnout with other QWL components, such as occupational health, safe work, and appropriate salary, new insights are provided concerning the restricting (i.e., low effectiveness and cynicism) and catalyzing (emotional exhaustion) burnout components of contribution to productivity. These findings are particularly relevant given the increased weight of burnout, mental disorders and absenteeism in the labor market, affecting individuals' quality of life and organizations' performance and costs.
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- João Leitão
- Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal
- Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal; (D.P.); (Â.G.)
- Centre for Management Studies of Instituto Superior Técnico (CEG-IST), University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal; (D.P.); (Â.G.)
- Centre for Management Studies of Instituto Superior Técnico (CEG-IST), University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal; (D.P.); (Â.G.)
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Eltaybani S, Yamamoto-Mitani N, Ninomiya A, Igarashi A. The association between nurses' burnout and objective care quality indicators: a cross-sectional survey in long-term care wards. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:34. [PMID: 33622305 PMCID: PMC7901176 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00552-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Worldwide, rather few studies have examined the association between burnout and care quality using objectively measured quality indicators, with most of the studies have relied on perceived quality outcomes. This study aimed to examine the association between staff nurses’ burnout and selected objective quality metrics in long-term care wards in Japan. Methods This is a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey. Nurse managers and staff nurses working at randomly selected hospitals with long-term care wards—the equivalent of skilled nursing homes in Western countries— completed self-administered, anonymous questionnaires. The questionnaires collected data regarding care quality indicators, staff nurses’ burnout, and other confounders (e.g., ward size, participants’ years of experience, and patients’ conditions). All statistical analyses were conducted at the ward level. A multivariate regression analysis was used to examine associations between burnout and outcome indicators. Results Data from 196 wards in 196 hospitals (196 nurse managers and 2473 staff nurses) across Japan were analyzed. Multivariate regression analysis showed that higher emotional exhaustion was associated with higher rates of pneumonia and pressure ulcers (p-value = .036 and .032, respectively), and that reduced personal accomplishment was associated with higher rates of tube feeding (p-value = .018). A larger ward size was also associated with low rates of pneumonia (regression coefficient = −.001, p-value = .019). Conclusions Staff nurses’ burnout is a significant determinant of care quality in long-term care wards, implying that organizations that implement burnout reducing strategies may see greater benefits in patient outcomes. A large ward size was significantly associated with better care outcomes—specifically, low rates of pneumonia. Future research needs to determine feasible quality improvement measures in small-scale long-term care facilities, and to provide more comprehensive insights on ward-level variables that influence care quality in long-term care settings.
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- Sameh Eltaybani
- Department of Gerontological Homecare and Long-term Care Nursing, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Gerontological Homecare and Long-term Care Nursing, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- The Dia Foundation for Research on Ageing Societies, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gerontological Homecare and Long-term Care Nursing, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Jafarabadi MA, Vahedian-Azimi A, Rahimibashar F, Guest PC, Karimi L, Sahebkar A. Psychometric Evaluation of Stress in 17,414 Critical Care Unit Nurses: Effects of Age, Gender, and Working Conditions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1286:199-212. [PMID: 33725355 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55035-6_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Recent events regarding the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated the importance of healthcare workers around the world and the stressful working conditions that are often associated with their profession. The severity of stress can be influenced by a number of factors such as age, seniority gender, family status, and position in the wards. Thus, it is important to monitor signs of stress and other psychiatric symptoms in order to understand the mediating factors and guide appropriate interventions. Here, we describe a cross-sectional study of 17,414 nurses from 31 Iranian cities carried out from 2011 to 2015, using a 22-item tool of work stressors. The tool examined interactive, managerial, and situational domains and the main objective was to identify the main background variables associated with the stress of nurses in critical care settings.
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- Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi
- Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland.
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Swamy L, Mohr D, Blok A, Anderson E, Charns M, Wiener RS, Rinne S. Impact of Workplace Climate on Burnout Among Critical Care Nurses in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Crit Care 2020; 29:380-389. [PMID: 32869073 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2020831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burnout is a maladaptive response to work-related stress that is associated with negative consequences for patients, clinicians, and the health care system. Critical care nurses are at especially high risk for burnout. Previous studies of burnout have used survey methods that simultaneously measure risk factors and outcomes of burnout, potentially introducing common method bias. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the frequency of burnout and individual and organizational characteristics associated with burnout among critical care nurses across a national integrated health care system using data from an annual survey and methods that avoid common method bias. METHODS A 2017 survey of 2352 critical care nurses from 94 sites. Site-level workplace climate was assessed using 2016 survey data from 2191 critical care nurses. RESULTS Overall, one-third of nurses reported burnout, which varied significantly across sites. In multilevel analysis, workplace climate was the strongest predictor of burnout (odds ratio [OR], 2.20; 95% CI, 1.50-3.22). Other significant variables were overall hospital quality (OR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.05-1.99), urban location (OR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.09-3.42), and nurse tenure (OR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.44-3.10). In secondary multivariable analyses, workplace climate subthemes of perceptions of workload and staffing, supervisors and senior leadership, culture of teamwork, and patient experience were each significantly associated with burnout. CONCLUSIONS Drivers of burnout are varied, yet interventions frequently target only the individual. Results of this study suggest that in efforts to reduce burnout, emphasis should be placed on improving local workplace climate.
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- Lakshmana Swamy
- Lakshmana Swamy is a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Boston Medical Center and VA Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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- David Mohr is an investigator at Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), VA Boston Healthcare System, and a research assistant professor at Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Amanda Blok is a research health scientist at the VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and a research assistant professor, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Ekaterina Anderson is a project manager at CHOIR, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA, Bedford, Massachusetts
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- Martin Charns is director emeritus of CHOIR, VA Boston Healthcare System, and a professor of health policy and management at Boston University School of Public Health
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- Renda Soylemez Wiener is an investigator at CHOIR, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA, and a professor at The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Seppo Rinne is an investigator at CHOIR, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA, and a professor at The Pulmonary Center, Boston University
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Magnavita N, Heponiemi T, Chirico F. Workplace Violence Is Associated With Impaired Work Functioning in Nurses: An Italian Cross‐Sectional Study. J Nurs Scholarsh 2020; 52:281-291. [DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Nicola Magnavita
- Associate Professor, Director of Post‐graduate School of Occupational Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and Medical Doctor, Department of Woman/Child and Public Health Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Rome Italy
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- Research professor, Social and Health Systems Research Unit National Institute for Health and Welfare Helsinki Finland
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- Official Doctor, Health Service Department, State Police, Ministry of Interior, Milan, Italy and Contract Professor, Post‐graduate School of Occupational Medicine Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome Italy
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Kowalczuk K, Krajewska-Kułak E, Sobolewski M. Working Excessively and Burnout Among Nurses in the Context of Sick Leaves. Front Psychol 2020; 11:285. [PMID: 32158416 PMCID: PMC7052176 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Nurses are particularly at risk of being affected by professional burnout because of the unique patient - caregiver relationship, which requires strong emotional involvement. AIM In this study, we decided to examine the mutual correlations of working excessively and burnout - two basic occurrences affecting the mental well-being of employees - and their relationship with sick leave. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted among 460 nurses working in 3 hospitals in Poland. The polish version of Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Working Excessively Questionnaire developed by Paluchowski were used to conduct the survey. All the demographic data and data on sick leaves were obtained from surveys in the form of respondents' self-reports. RESULTS The constructed regression model shows that the tendency to work excessively, as assessed by loss of control over work (LCW), perfectionist work style (PWS), and perceived oppressiveness of the organization (OOP) measures, explains 12.4% of the variation in burnout levels. This confirms that overburden with work can be a factor contributing to the increase in burnout measures. The constructed logistic regression model showed that increase in the level of occupational burnout by 1 point, the chance of nurse having at least three sick leaves per year increases 1.029 times (i.e., by about 2.9%). None of working excessively measures affected the frequency of sick leaves. CONCLUSION (1) Excessive workload increases burnout symptoms, which in turn encourages nurses to take sick leave more frequently. (2) The tendency for nurses to overburden themselves with work may be seen by hospital managers as a positive phenomenon, but, based on this study, it is clear that this can only be done in the short term, whereas in the long term it will be clearly detrimental to the organization of hospitals and the quality of care.
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- Krystyna Kowalczuk
- Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland
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Chemali Z, Ezzeddine FL, Gelaye B, Dossett ML, Salameh J, Bizri M, Dubale B, Fricchione G. Burnout among healthcare providers in the complex environment of the Middle East: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1337. [PMID: 31640650 PMCID: PMC6805482 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7713-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Burnout is a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, increased depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment due to chronic emotional stress at work. Burnout impacts job satisfaction, job performance, vulnerability to illnesses, and interpersonal relationships. There is a gap in the systematic data on the burden of burnout among healthcare professionals from different sectors of healthcare in Middle Eastern countries. Our objective was to examine the burden of burnout among healthcare providers in the Middle East, how it was assessed, which sectors were included, and what interventions have been used. METHODS Articles were found through a systematic review of search results including PubMed, Web of Science (Thomson Reuters), and PsycINFO (EBSCO) using search terms reflecting burnout in Middle Eastern countries among populations of healthcare providers. Studies were included if they examined a quantitative measure of burnout among healthcare providers in the Middle East. RESULTS There were 138 articles that met our inclusion criteria for this systematic review. Studies focused on burnout in the Middle East among physicians (N = 54 articles), nurses (N = 55), combined populations of healthcare workers (N = 22), and medical students (N = 7). The Maslach Burnout Inventory was the most common tool to measure burnout. Burnout is common among physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, with prevalence estimates predominantly ranging between 40 and 60%. Burnout among healthcare providers in the Middle East is associated with characteristics of their work environments, exposure to violence and terror, and emotional distress and low social support. CONCLUSIONS Burnout is highly prevalent among healthcare providers across countries in the Middle East. Previous studies examining burnout in this region have limitations in their methodology. More thoroughly developed epidemiologic studies of burnout are necessary. Health system strengthening is needed in a region that has endured years of ongoing conflict, and there is an urgency to design and implement programs that tackle burnout among health professionals.
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- Z. Chemali
- Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
- The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine and, Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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Yektatalab S, Honarmandnejad K, Janghorban R. Relationship between occupational burnout and demographic variables among nurses in Jahrom, Iran. Pan Afr Med J 2019; 34:22. [PMID: 31762891 PMCID: PMC6859009 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.22.15642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Occupational burnout is a psychological syndrome caused by the accumulation of work-related stress and characterized by intolerance, high levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and the perception of low personal accomplishment. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between occupational burnout and all demographic variables among the nurses in Jahrom, Iran. Methods The present descriptive-analytical study was carried out during 2016 among nurses employed at Motahari Hospital and Peymanieh Hospital, both affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (Iran). Based on the inclusion criteria, a total of 250 participants were selected. The data collection instruments included a demographic questionnaire and the Maslach burnout inventory. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software (version 16.0) by descriptive statistics and Spearman's test. Results Among the participants, 223(89.2%) nurses suffered from a moderate to high level of occupational burnout. There was a significant correlation between personal accomplishment and age (r=0.21, P=0.002) and education level (r=-0.16, P=0.01). Additionally, income level had a significant correlation with emotional exhaustion (r=-0.38, P=0.001), depersonalization (r=-0.3, P=0.001), and personal accomplishment (r=0.35, P=0.001). A significant relationship was also found between sex and depersonalization (r=-0.15, P=0.02). However, there was no significant relationship between occupational burnout subscales and the number of children, type of hospital ward, type of employment, and marital status (P>0.05). Conclusion A significant positive correlation was found between the subscales of occupational burnout and younger age, low income, high education, and male nurses.
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- Shahrzad Yektatalab
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Bagheri Hosseinabadi M, Ebrahimi MH, Khanjani N, Biganeh J, Mohammadi S, Abdolahfard M. The effects of amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm and occupational stress on burnout syndrome and job dissatisfaction among irregular shift working nurses. J Clin Nurs 2019; 28:1868-1878. [PMID: 30653765 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM To investigate the relation between the circadian rhythm amplitude and stability, and occupational stress with burnout syndrome and job dissatisfaction among shift working nurses. BACKGROUND Irregular shift working nurses are prone to burnout syndrome (BS) and job dissatisfaction (JD). circadian rhythm difference and occupational stress might be effective in causing burnout syndrome and dissatisfaction. DESIGN In total, 684 nurses who worked in four teaching hospitals were selected by stratified random sampling in a cross-sectional design based on STROBE guidelines. METHODS The data were collected by the Circadian Type Inventory, Job Content Questionnaire, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Multiple linear regression, one-way ANOVA and independent t test were used for statistical analysis by SPSS v24. RESULTS About 15% of the nurses suffered from high levels of burnout syndrome. Psychological demand (β = 0.022, CI 95% = 0.003-0.047 and β = 0.016, CI 95% = 0.001-0.032) and workplace support (β = -0.043, CI 95% = -0.097-0.003 and β = -0.025, CI 95% = -0.046-0.006) were significant predictors of BS and JD. Male nurses reported lower BS and higher JD compared to female nurses. Irregular shift working schedule was also related to a significantly higher odd of BS (p = 0.009) and JD (p = 0.011). Nurses classified as languid experienced significantly more BS and JD than vigorous nurses. CONCLUSION This study shows that BS and JD were strongly associated with psychological demand and workplace support; and vigorous nurses were less prone to BS and JD, and were more suitable for irregular shift work. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE In order to reduce burnout syndrome and job dissatisfaction among irregular shift working nurses, we need to identify the effect of risk factors such as individual differences on the circadian rhythm and job demand which can affect nurses who work in irregular schedules.
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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Harrad R, Sulla F. Factors associated with and impact of burnout in nursing and residential home care workers for the elderly. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2018; 89:60-69. [PMID: 30539935 PMCID: PMC6502144 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v89i7-s.7830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background and aim of the work: Numbers of elderly people worldwide continue to grow. Increasingly these individuals require nursing and residential care to meet their needs. Nursing is an occupation associated with burnout amongst its workforce, associated with increases of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and decreases in personal accomplishment. This review of literature provides a more detailed picture of the associations and predictors of burnout within this setting, and also considers the implications this holds for patient care, before providing recommendations for managers of such settings. Methods: Literature searches were conducted across a range of academic databases with a series of relevant keywords. Results: Examination of search results suggested several factors relating to staff burnout including occupational aspects, types of setting, staff perceptions, coping strategies, education and training and the impact of burnout on care delivery. Conclusions: Studies from across the globe suggest that burnout is prevalent amongst staff working in nursing and residential homes caring for elderly people, with implications for the patients, staff and homecare providers. Factors associated with burnout appear to include perceptions of job stress and occupational aspects, as well as the types of coping mechanisms staff employ. Managing grief associated with death of patients at work, as well as staff perceptions of both clients and their illnesses also appear related to burnout as well as the specific type of healthcare setting.
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Han SS, Han JW, Kim YH. Effect of Nurses' Emotional Labor on Customer Orientation and Service Delivery: The Mediating Effects of Work Engagement and Burnout. Saf Health Work 2018; 9:441-446. [PMID: 30559993 PMCID: PMC6284160 DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The emotional labor performed by organization members affects psychological well-being at the individual level, which consequently affects results at the organizational level. Moreover, despite evidence that the customer orientation and service level of nurses greatly affect hospital management, studies that comprehensively analyze emotional labor, work burnout, and work engagement related to customer orientation and service level are lacking. This study investigated relationships and paths by designing a model of the effect of emotional labor performed by nurses on the level of service delivery and customer orientation. METHODS This survey-based study was based on a path analysis designed to verify a hypothesized model involving emotional labor performed by nurses, level of service delivery, customer orientation, work engagement, and burnout. Questionnaires were distributed to 378 nurses in general hospitals with more than 500 beds located in Seoul, Republic of Korea, between March 25 and April 8, 2013. RESULTS The results showed that deep acting and work engagement had direct and indirect effects on increasing the level of service delivery and customer orientation of nurses. However, surface acting had an indirect effect on reducing the level of service delivery and customer orientation. CONCLUSION It would be more effective to develop interventions to enhance deep acting and work engagement than to attempt to reduce surface acting and work burnout in clinical nursing settings.
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- Sang-Sook Han
- College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rezaei S, Karami Matin B, Hajizadeh M, Soroush A, Nouri B. Prevalence of burnout among nurses in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Nurs Rev 2018; 65:361-369. [PMID: 29380381 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to summarize the available information in the literature to make an accurate estimate of the prevalence of burnout among Iranian nurses. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Burnout is a work-related stress syndrome that has negative impact on healthcare providers, patients and healthcare delivery systems. METHOD A comprehensive search of literature using international [PubMed, Scopus and the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)] and Iranian scientific data bases [Scientific Information Database (SID), IranMedex and Magiran] was conducted to identify English and Persian language studies, published between 2000 and 2016, that examined the prevalence of burnout among nurses in Iran. The I-squared test and Chi-squared-based Q-test suggested heterogeneity of reported prevalence among the qualified studies; thus, a random-effects model was applied to estimate the overall prevalence of burnout among nurses in Iran. RESULTS Based on 21 selected articles with 4180 participants, the overall prevalence of burnout among Iranian nurses was estimated to be 36% [95% confidence interval (CI), 20-53%] in Iran. Meta-regression indicated that sample size and year of data collection, mean age of samples, female to male ratio and geographic regions were not statistically significantly associated with the prevalence of burnout. Also, based on Egger's test and funnel plot, there is no publication bias among studies included in the analysis. CONCLUSION Professional burnout affects more than one-third of nursing staff in Iran; thus, effective interventions and strategies are required to reduce and prevent burnout among nurses. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY Due to the negative consequences of burnout on patients, nurses and organizations, nursing and healthcare managers should intervene to prevent and reduce burnout among nurses in Iran. Policy attention should focus on developing effective interventions to prevent and minimize the burden of burnout among nurses in Iran. Nurses' involvement in the policy-making process is crucial in the implementation of effective programs and initiatives tailored to address the higher prevalence of burnout among Iranian nurses.
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- S Rezaei
- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Lifestyle Modification Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran
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Carta MG, Preti A, Portoghese I, Pisanu E, Moro D, Pintus M, Pintus E, Perra A, D’Oca S, Atzeni M, Campagna M, Pascolo EF, Sancassiani F, Finco G, D’Aloja E, Grassi L. Risk for Depression, Burnout and Low Quality of Life Among Personnel of a University Hospital in Italy is a Consequence of the Impact One Economic Crisis in the Welfare System? Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 2017; 13:156-167. [PMID: 29238392 PMCID: PMC5712646 DOI: 10.2174/1745017901713010156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research literature suggests that burnout, depression, and a low mental quality of life (QOL) are common among health care workers. Economic crisis might have increased the burden of burnout, depression and low QOL in health care workers. OBJECTIVES To identify depression risk, burnout levels, and quality of life in a sample of workers of an Italian university hospital. METHOD Cross sectional study with comparison with two community surveys database results (n = 2000 and 1500, respectively). Overall, 522 workers accepted to take part in the study, representing a 78% response rate (out of 669 individuals). RESULTS The frequency of positivity at the screener for Major Depressive Disorder among health care workers was more than double than that in the standardized community sample (33.3% vs 14.1%, p<0.0001). All professionals, except the administrative staff and technicians (i.e. those who do not have contact with patients), showed a statistically higher frequency of positivity for depressive episodes compared to the controls. Among the medical staff, the highest risk was found in the surgeon units, while the lowest one was in the laboratories. Surgeons also were those most exposed to high risk of burnout, as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. CONCLUSION Since burnout is linked to patient safety and quality of patient care, and contribute to medical errors, dedicated interventions aimed at reducing poor mental health and low quality of life in medical staff are indicated.
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- MG Carta
- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- School of Psychiatric Reabilitation Tecnicians, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Comparison of Nurses in Two Different Cultures: Who Experiences More Burnout. J Perianesth Nurs 2017; 32:238-244. [PMID: 28527553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Although burnout occurs in almost all occupational groups, it is mostly observed in professions requiring face-to-face relationships with people, especially among health care workers who deal constantly with problems and expectations of people. DESIGN The objective of this study was to determine the burnout levels of nurses working in surgical clinics in two countries. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted between June and September 2013. The study's population consisted of 179 nurses working in the surgical clinics of Ataturk University Research Hospital and Iran Urmiyili Shahidmotahari University Hospital. A questionnaire involving descriptive characteristics of nurses and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were used to collect the data. FINDINGS Nurses working in Turkey had higher mean scores of "emotional exhaustion" and "depersonalization," and a higher mean composite score. Nurses working in Iran had higher mean scores of the subscale "personal accomplishment." Although there was a statistically significant difference between both countries in terms of emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment (P < .05), there was no statistically significant difference between them in terms of mean score of depersonalization and total mean composite score of the inventory (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS Nurses working in Turkey experienced more emotional exhaustion and less personal accomplishment compared with nurses working in Iran. In line with this result, improvements in their work environment and conditions are recommended to provide organizational support by fostering job satisfaction, preventing exhaustion by arranging shifts based on workload, and offering psychological counseling services to employees.
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Vahedian-Azimi A, Hajiesmaeili M, Kangasniemi M, Fornés-Vives J, Hunsucker RL, Rahimibashar F, Pourhoseingholi MA, Farrokhvar L, Miller AC. Effects of Stress on Critical Care Nurses: A National Cross-Sectional Study. J Intensive Care Med 2017; 34:311-322. [PMID: 29277137 DOI: 10.1177/0885066617696853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background: Health care is a demanding field, with a high level of responsibility and exposure to emotional and physical danger. High levels of stress may result in depression, anxiety, burnout syndrome, and in extreme cases, post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of this study was to determine which personal, professional, and organizational variables are associated with greater perceived stress among critical care nurses for purposes of developing integrative solutions to decrease stress in the future. Methods: We conducted a correlation research survey using a cross-sectional design and an in-person survey method. The questionnaire consisted of 2 parts: (1) socioeconomic, professional, and institutional variables and (2) work stressors. Surveys were conducted between January 1, 2011, and December 1, 2015. Multistage cluster random sampling was utilized for data collection. Inclusion criteria were (1) age ≥18 years, (2) registered nurse, (3) works in the intensive care unit (ICU), and (4) willing and able to complete the survey. Results: We surveyed 21 767 ICU nurses in Iran and found that male sex, lower levels of peer collaboration, working with a supervisor in the unit, nurse–patient ratios, and working in a surgical ICU were positively associated with greater stress levels. Increasing age and married status were negatively associated with stress. Intensive care unit type (semi-closed vs open), ICU bed number, shift time, working on holidays, education level, and demographic factors including body mass index, and number of children were not significantly associated with stress levels. Conclusion: As the largest study of its kind, these findings support those found in various European, North, and South American studies. Efforts to decrease workplace stress of ICU nurses by focusing on facilitating peer collaboration, improving resource availability, and staffing ratios are likely to show the greatest impact on stress levels.
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- Amir Vahedian-Azimi
- Trauma Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Department, Anesthesiology Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Luken M, Sammons A. Systematic Review of Mindfulness Practice for Reducing Job Burnout. Am J Occup Ther 2016; 70:7002250020p1-7002250020p10. [PMID: 26943107 PMCID: PMC4776732 DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2016.016956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE A systematic search and critical appraisal of interdisciplinary literature was conducted to evaluate the evidence for practicing mindfulness to treat job burnout and to explore implications for occupational therapy practitioners. METHOD Eight articles met inclusion criteria. Each study was assessed for quality using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. We used the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guidelines to determine strength of evidence. RESULTS Of the studies reviewed, participants included health care professionals and teachers; no studies included occupational therapy practitioners. Six of the 8 studies demonstrated statistically significant decreases in job burnout after mindfulness training. Seven of the studies were of fair to good quality. CONCLUSION There is strong evidence for the use of mindfulness practice to reduce job burnout among health care professionals and teachers. Research is needed to fill the gap on whether mindfulness is effective for treating burnout in occupational therapy practitioners.
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- Michelle Luken
- Michelle Luken, DScOT, OTR/L, is Chief, Occupational Therapy, Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Center, Fort Drum, NY;
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- Amanda Sammons, DScOT, OTR/L, is Chief, Occupational Therapy, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA
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Negarandeh R, Dehghan-Nayeri N, Ghasemi E. Motivating factors among Iranian nurses. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH 2015; 20:436-41. [PMID: 26257797 PMCID: PMC4525340 DOI: 10.4103/1735-9066.161011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND One of the most important challenges of Iranian health care system is "quality of care," and it is assumed that motivated nurses are more ready to provide better care. There are limited studies investigating Iranian nurses' motivations; however, factors which motivate them have not been studied yet. Identifying the motivating factors enables nurse managers to inspire nurses for continuous quality improvement. The aim of this study was to identify motivating factors for Iranian hospital nurses. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 310 nurses working at 14 hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected by proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were collected in 2010 by a researcher-developed questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test, analysis of variance, Tukey post-hoc test, Chi-Square and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. RESULTS The mean score of motivation was 90.53 ± 10.76 (range: 59-121). Four motivating factors including "career development" (22.63 ± 5.66), "job characteristics" (34.29 ± 4), "job authority" (18.48 ± 2.79), and "recognition" (15.12 ± 2.5) were recognized. The least mean of the motivation score, considering the number of items, was 3.23 for career development, while the highest mean was 3.81 for job characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The findings showed that motivation of nurses was at a medium level, which calls for improvement. The factors that have the greatest potential to motivate nurses were identified in this study and they can help managers to achieve the goal of continuous quality improvement.
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- Reza Negarandeh
- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Singh C, Cross W, Jackson D. Staff Burnout--a Comparative Study of Metropolitan and Rural Mental Health Nurses within Australia. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2015; 36:528-37. [PMID: 26309172 DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2014.996838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This article will present the findings of a research study that investigated the extent to which mental health nurses employed within rural and metropolitan areas of Australia are affected by burnout, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a demographic questionnaire. The study also examined whether the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was a valid measure of mental health burnout within the Australian context and culture or alternatively, in what ways it needed to be refined? A cross-sectional study of mental health nurses (n = 319) from the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia was undertaken. The 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout and a demographic questionnaire utilising a cluster sampling, cross-sectional design survey method, was used to gather the data. The study found that gender and level of qualification were the two major factors that showed any significance, where males experienced a higher level of depersonalisation on the frequency and intensity sub-scale scores of the MBI and that the more qualified a nurse, the greater the level of depersonalisation they experienced. These results were true for participants in both rural and metropolitan settings within Australia. Age was the third most influencing factor in terms of emotional exhaustion, where younger participants (under 30) reported higher levels of emotional exhaustion. Younger male mental health nurses experienced higher levels of depersonalisation.
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- Charanjit Singh
- a School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Social Sciences , Monash University , Australia
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Cañadas-De la Fuente GA, Vargas C, San Luis C, García I, Cañadas GR, De la Fuente EI. Risk factors and prevalence of burnout syndrome in the nursing profession. Int J Nurs Stud 2015; 52:240-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Shoorideh FA, Ashktorab T, Yaghmaei F, Alavi Majd H. Relationship between ICU nurses’ moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover. Nurs Ethics 2014; 22:64-76. [DOI: 10.1177/0969733014534874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: Moral distress is one of intensive care unit nurses’ major problems, which may happen due to various reasons, and has several consequences. Due to various moral distress outcomes in intensive care unit nurses, and their impact on nurses’ personal and professional practice, recognizing moral distress is very important. Research objective: The aim of this study was to determine correlation between moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover in intensive care unit nurses. Research design: This study is a descriptive-correlation research. Participants and research context: A total of 159 intensive care unit nurses were selected from medical sciences universities in Iran. Data collection instruments included “demographic questionnaire,” “ICU Nurses’ Moral Distress Scale,” “Copenhagen Burnout Inventory” and “Hinshaw and Atwood Turnover Scale.” Data analysis was done by using SPSS19. Ethical considerations: Informed consent from samples and research approval was obtained from Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University Research Ethics Board in Tehran. Findings: The findings showed intensive care unit nurses’ moral distress and anticipated turnover was high, but burnout was moderate. The results revealed that there was a positive statistical correlation between intensive care unit nurses’ age, their work experience and the fraction of nurses’ number to number of intensive care unit beds with their moral distress and burnout. However, there were no correlation between gender, marriage status, educational degree and work shift and moral distress. Discussion: Some of the findings of this research are consistent with other studies and some of them are inconsistent. Conclusion: Similarly, moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover did not have statistical correlation. However, a positive correlation was found between burnout and anticipated turnover. The results showed that increase in the recruitment of young nurses, and nursing personnel, and diminishing intensive care unit nurses’ moral distress, burnout and their turnover intention are essential.
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Nantsupawat A, Nantsupawat R, Kulnaviktikul W, McHugh MD. Relationship between nurse staffing levels and nurse outcomes in community hospitals, Thailand. Nurs Health Sci 2014; 17:112-118. [DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Department of Nursing Administration; Chiang Mai University; ChiangMai Thailand
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- Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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Smart D, English A, James J, Wilson M, Daratha KB, Childers B, Magera C. Compassion fatigue and satisfaction: a cross-sectional survey among US healthcare workers. Nurs Health Sci 2013; 16:3-10. [PMID: 23663318 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Professional quality of life among healthcare providers can impact the quality and safety of patient care. The purpose of this research was to investigate compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue levels as measured by the Professional Quality of Life Scale self-report instrument in a community hospital in the United States. A cross-sectional survey study examined differences among 139 RNs, physicians, and nursing assistants. Relationships among individual and organizational variables were explored. Caregivers for critical patients scored significantly lower on the Professional Quality of Life subscale of burnout when compared with those working in a noncritical care unit. Linear regression results indicate that high sleep levels and employment in critical care areas are associated with less burnout. Identification of predictors can be used to design interventions that address modifiable risks.
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- Denise Smart
- College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA
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Effects of a Staff Development Program on Head Nurses’ Communication Skills and Job Satisfaction. Nurs Midwifery Stud 2012. [DOI: 10.5812/nms.8562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Recent New Zealand reports have identified the nursing workforce for its potential to make a significant contribution to increased productivity in health services. The purpose of this paper is to review critically the recent and current labour approaches to improve nursing productivity in New Zealand, in a context of international research and experience. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH An examination of government documents regarding productivity, and a review of New Zealand and international literature and research on nursing productivity and its measurement form the basis of the paper. FINDINGS It is found that productivity improvement strategies are influenced by theories of labour economics and scientific management that conceptualise a nurse as a labour unit and a cost to the organisation. Nursing productivity rose significantly with the health reforms of the 1990s that reduced nursing input costs but impacts on patient safety and nurses were negative. Current approaches to increasing nursing productivity, including the "productive ward" and reconfiguration of nursing teams, also draw on manufacturing innovations. Emerging thinking considers productivity in the context of the work environment and changing professional roles, and proposes reconceptualising the nurse as an intellectual asset to knowledge-intensive health organisations. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Strategies that take a systems approach to nursing productivity, that view nursing as a capital asset, that focus on the interface between nurse and working environment and measure patient and nurse outcomes are advocated. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The paper shows that reframing nursing productivity brings into focus management strategies to raise productivity while protecting nursing and patient outcomes.
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- Nicola North
- School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Ratanasiripong P, Wang CCDC. Psychological well-being of Thai nursing students. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2011; 31:412-416. [PMID: 20807669 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The psychological well-being of nursing students is a very important component in the training and development of future nurses. While previous studies have explored different aspects of nursing students' mental and psychological health in various countries, they have given little attention to comparing nursing students with their non-nursing student peers. The present study investigated the differences between nursing students and non-nursing students in Thailand with regard to their psychological well-being. The gender effect was also examined. METHOD Four hundred students were included in this study (200 nursing students and 200 non-nursing students). Participants completed a demographic questionnaire and four psychological instruments that examined their self-esteem, life satisfaction, depression, and social difficulties. RESULTS Overall, compared to their non-nursing counterparts, nursing students were found to score significantly higher on self-esteem and life satisfaction and reported lower levels of depression and social difficulties. Gender was also found to have a significant main effect on participants' social difficulties. Several recommendations for improving the mental health and psychological well-being of nursing students are discussed.
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- Paul Ratanasiripong
- Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
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Rahimaghaee F, Nayeri ND, Mohammadi E. Managers' roles in the professional growth of Iranian clinical nurses. Nurs Health Sci 2010; 12:470-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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