Agism and burnout among nurses in long-term care facilities in Israel.
The extent to which agism and professional qualifications are associated with nurses' burnout in long-term care facilities for older adults has been barely examined. This study is aimed to examine the extent to which agism, professional education, and geriatric training explain work burnout.



The study included a convenience sample of 154 nurses working in 17 long-term care facilities in the Tel Aviv area in Israel. To examine agism, Kogan's Attitudes toward Old People Scale was used, and to probe burnout, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.



Overall burnout was significantly explained by agism, nurses' professional education, length of working as a nurse, and type of facility ownership. When examining each dimension of burnout, agism was a significant predictor of depersonalization and personal achievement.



Agism plays a role in overall burnout. Therefore, training programs that can combat agism can reduce burnout of nurses in long-term care facilities.
a Department of Public Health and Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
Esther
E
Iecovich
a Department of Public Health and Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
Michal
M
Avivi
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D063506:Ageism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
agism; burnout; disabled older adults; long-term care; nurses