title: The role of burnout syndrome as a mediator for the effect of psychosocial risk factors on the intensity of musculoskeletal disorders: a structural equation modeling approach.
abstract: This study examined the hypothesis that burnout syndrome mediates effects of psychosocial risk factors and intensity of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among hospital nurses. The sample was composed of 415 nurses from various wards across five hospitals of Iran's Hamedan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected through three questionnaires: job content questionnaire, Maslach burnout inventory and visual analogue scale. Results of structural equation modeling with a mediating effect showed that psychosocial risk factors were significantly related to changes in burnout, which in turn affects intensity of MSDs.
authors.affiliation: a Fasa University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Tahereh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gholami
authors.affiliation: b Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad Heidari
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Pahlavian
authors.affiliation: b Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akbarzadeh
authors.affiliation: b Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motamedzade
authors.affiliation: b Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Iran.
authors.forename: Rashid Heidari
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Iran; burnout syndrome; musculoskeletal disorders; psychosocial risk factors; structural equation modeling