title: Toward validating the Italian version of the "Spanish Burnout Inventory": a preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to develop the Italian version of the Spanish Burnout Inventory (SBI) and to examine its psychometric properties within a sample of nursing staff.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was cross-sectional and not randomized. The data were gathered using an anonymous, self-report questionnaire. The sample consisted of 391 staff nurses employed in three hospitals in the Northern Region of Italy To evaluate burnout, the SBI and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were administered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An Exploratory Factor Analysis showed a four-factor structure close to the expected one. All Cronbach's alpha values were satisfactory. Furthermore, correlations support the concurrent validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the results of this study provided evidence that the SBI is an adequate instrument to study burnout in the Italian nursing sample and indicated the feeling of guilt as an important dimension to gauge the structure of this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gil-Monte
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Converso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult