title: Work related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health of nurses: A follow-up study.
abstract: Nurses experience high levels of work related stress and burnout as well as low job satisfaction and poor general health owing to the nature of their work. This paper seeks to provide a better understanding of the nature of relationships between work related stress, burnout, job satisfaction and general health of nurses over one year. This study involved a longitudinal design. Two hundred and seventy seven nurses from four hospitals completed a follow up survey consisting of five questionnaires. Data were collected between 2013 and 2014. The data were analysed using generalized estimation equation analysis. Lack of support was associated with burnout, patient care was associated with job satisfaction and staff issues were associated with general health of nurses. Burnout is more strongly related to job satisfaction than general health. The findings of this study could inform evidence based policy and practice through interventions aimed at improving job satisfaction and reducing the impact of burnout on general health of nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Monash South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.|Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khamisa
authors.affiliation: HIV/AIDS/STIS and TB Research Unit (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.|Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa.|ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peltzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ilic
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: burnout; general health; job satisfaction; nurses; work related stress