title: Level and correlates of burnout among orthopaedic nurses in Greece.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the level and correlates of burnout among nurses employed in orthopaedic wards.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty nurses from 3 Greek hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collected with a 3-section questionnaire, which included demographics, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and questions on 12 factors previously found to be associated with burnout among hospital nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Burnout levels of orthopaedic nurses were relatively high. Nonsatisfactory relations with physicians, high difficulty in meeting patient care needs, and low work satisfaction were associated with higher emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) and lower personal accomplishment (PA). High nursing workload was associated with higher EE, nonsatisfactory social life was associated with higher EE and DP, and profession nonsuitability and more years in nursing were associated with higher EE and lower PA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Screening for burnout and identifying its correlates will increase nurses' awareness, allow detection of high-risk personnel, and guide appropriate interventions.
authors.affiliation: Patras Specialized Hospital for Pulmonary Diseases, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiekkas
authors.forename: Fotis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spyratos
authors.forename: Efstathia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lampa
authors.forename: Diamanto
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aretha
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Sakellaropoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload