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Burnout Syndrome and Depressive Symptoms in Nurses and Technicıans
Abstract
Objective: İn thıs study we aımed to ınvestıgate
the level of depressive symptoms and
Burnout Syndrome (BS) in nurses and technicıans
vvorkıng in a general hospıtal Method: 41 nurses and 16 technıcıans who
voluntereed to enter the study were ıncluded
They were gıven Maslach Burnout Inventory
(MBI) and Beck Depressıon Inventory (BDI) Results-
The results shovved that the mean depressıve
symptoms severıty was below the crıtıcal
cut off poınt and there were not dıfference between
two occupatıonal groups in Terms of mean
MBI subscale scores "Emotıonal exhautıon"
subscale scores were at the upper level accordıng
to the norms of Turkısh health vvorkers in
nurses İn addıtıon, "desensıtızatıon", "emotıonal
exhautıon" and "personal accomplıshment" subscale
scores were hıgher in nurses havıng hıgher
depressıve symptom scores "Emotıonal exhautıon"
subscale scores were hıgher in technıcıans
havıng hıgher depressıve symptom scores
Conclusıon: İt was concluded that the
depressıve symptom mean scores and MBI
subscale mean scores were not dıfferent between
two occupatıonal groups "Emotıonal exhautıon"
subscale scores were "hıgh" level in
nurses than thecnıcıan group when the MBI
subscale scores were assessed categorıcally,
and the dıfference betvveen the two occupatıonal
groups was sıgnıfıcant statıstıcally İn addıtıon,
our fındıngs were consıstent wıth the literatüre
suggestıng that the BS ıs a dıfferent category
than depressıon
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
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Publication Date
March 1, 2000
Submission Date
March 1, 2000
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2000 Volume: 8 Number: 1