Levels of Burnout Among Nurses and Related Factors

Öz

Nurses frequently experience challenging emotional situations such as severe illness, poor prognosis, patient death, and work in complex and high-stress work environments. The aim of this study was to examine the burnout levels and related factors of nurses working in a public hospital. The data of this cross-sectional descriptive study were obtained with the Nurse Information Form and Maslach Burnout Scale between March-April 2023. The comparison of burnout scores was analysed with independent sample t-test for gender, marital status and voluntary choice of profession; one-way analysis of variance for educational status, total working time in the profession, weekly working time and working order. Analyses included 121 participants (≥18 years); the majority were female (66.1%), married (52.1%), and had a bachelor's degree (61.2%). The depersonalisation and emotional exhaustion scores of nurses working in specialised units were significantly higher than those of nurses working in inpatient services. The emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation scores of nurses with 6-10 years of professional experience were significantly higher than those with 1-5 years of experience. Our findings suggest that nurses may experience more emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation when they do not choose the profession willingly and when their professional experience and weekly working hours increase.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Occupational burnout
• professional burnout
• nursing
• nursing care

Hemşirelerde Tükenmişlik ve İlişkili Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Öz

Hemşireler sıklıkla ağır hastalık, kötü prognoz, hasta ölümü gibi zorlu duygusal durumlar yaşamakta, karmaşık ve yüksek stresli iş ortamlarında çalışmaktadırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir kamu hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin tükenmişlik düzeylerini ve ilişkili faktörleri incelemektir. Kesitsel tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırmanın verileri Mart-Nisan 2023 tarihleri arasında Hemşire Bilgi Formu ve Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği ile elde edilmiştir. Tükenmişlik puanlarının karşılaştırılması cinsiyet, medeni durum ve mesleği isteyerek seçme durumları için bağımsız örneklem t-testi; eğitim durumu, meslekte toplam çalışma süresi, haftalık çalışma süresi ve çalışma düzeni için tek yönlü varyans analizi ile analiz edilmiştir. Analizlere 121 katılımcı (≥18 yaş) dahil edilmiştir; çoğunluğu kadın (%66,1), evli (%52,1) ve lisans derecesine sahiptir (%61,2). Uzmanlaşmış birimlerde çalışan hemşirelerin duyarsızlaşma ve duygusal tükenme puanları, yataklı servislerde çalışan hemşirelerden anlamlı olarak daha yüksektir. Mesleki deneyimi 6-10 yıl arasında olan hemşirelerin duygusal tükenme ve duyarsızlaşma puanları, deneyimi 1-5 yıl arasında olanlara göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksektir. Bulgularımız, hemşirelerin mesleği isteyerek seçmediklerinde, mesleki deneyimleri ve haftalık çalışma saatleri arttığında daha fazla duygusal tükenme ve duyarsızlaşma yaşayabileceklerini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik
• hemşirelik bakımı
• tükenmişlik
• mesleki

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