title: Burnout and stress among nurses in a university tertiary hospital.
abstract: This cross-sectional, analytical and correlational study investigated the existence of Burnout based on a sample of 149 nurses of a university tertiary hospital from October to December 2008 and correlate Burnout with stressors in the hospital work environment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Nurses' Stress Inventory and a questionnaire to characterize the subjects were applied. The results indicated the presence of Burnout in 7.3% of nurses (quartile) and 10.22% (tercile), and also a correlation among the inventories' domains. Vulnerability to this type of illness among nurses was increased by stress experienced in the work environment.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil. vrlorenz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vera Regina
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Maria Cecília Cardoso
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Benatti
authors.forename: Marcos Oliveira
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Sabino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult