Nurse burnout: work related and demographic factors as culprits.
This study was an examination of the combined ability of perceived work environment, demographic, and work-related variables to predict burnout among 314 nurses at a large metropolitan hospital. The three dimensions of burnout measured were emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. High work pressure and low work involvement and supervisor support predicted emotional exhaustion. Task orientation, work pressure, work involvement, and age predicted both depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Burnout among nurses on each of the three work shifts also was examined. Results are discussed from the perspective of how to decrease or to prevent burnout among nurses.
Robinson
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Division of Psychology in Education, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-0611.
Roth
S L
SL
Keim
J
J
Levenson
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M
Flentje
J R
JR
Bashor
K
K
D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires