title: Working and Environmental Factors on Job Burnout: A Cross-sectional Study Among Nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burnout is a problem that impacts on the staff management costs and on the patient care quality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This work aimed to investigate some psychosocial factors related to burnout. Specifically, we explored the sample characteristics for moderate/high emotional exhaustion, cynicism and professional inefficacy, as well as the relationship between both working and environmental variables and burnout.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study involving 307 nurses from one Italian hospital was carried out. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS 19.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there was a significant difference between nurses with low and moderate/high burnout in all the three components in almost all the examined organizational variables. In addition, we found that the aspects of working life had a significant impact on the three dimensions of burnout.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study not only can provide useful basis for future research in the field, but also can offer practical suggestions for improving nursing practice and promote effective workplace, thus reducing the risk burnout among nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galletta
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Portoghese
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciuffi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sancassiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Ernesto D'
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aloja
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campagna
keywords: Burnout; Nurses; Organizational empowerment; Organizational variables; Work environment