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Affecting Factors of Nurses' Burnout in Secondary General Hospitals

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2011;17(4):474-483.
Published online: December 31, 2011

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, Korea.

2Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University, Korea.

3Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Gachon University, Korea.

Correspondence: Choi, Jeong Sil. Department of Nursing, Gachon University, Hambakmoeiro 191, Yeonsu-Ku, Incheon City, Korea. 406-799. Tel: 82-32-820-4211, jschoi408@empal.com
• Received: September 14, 2011   • Revised: November 15, 2011   • Accepted: December 19, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    This study was conducted to identify factors affecting nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals.
  • Methods
    Data were collected through structured questionnaires from 241 nurses working at the secondary general hospitals with below 400 beds in the P, C, and S city between April and May, 2009. Data analysis was done with independent t test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple stepwise multiple regression with SPSS WIN v 17.0.
  • Results
    Burnout was significantly different according to religion, age, clinical experiences, and shift work. Burnout score of the subjects was 58/100. Burnout of the subjects were positively correlated with job stress and negatively correlated with hardness, self efficiency, self esteem, spiritual wellbeing, social support, and job satisfaction. The explained variances for burnout was 51.8% and factors affecting nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals were job stress, hardness, self efficiency, job satisfaction and shift work.
  • Conclusion
    These results showed the significant factors fo nurses' burnout in secondary general hospitals. These findings can be utilized to development of strategies for reducing job stress and enhancing hardness, self efficiency and job satisfaction.
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Table 1
General Characteristics of Subjects (N=241)
jkana-17-474-i001.jpg

BSN = Bachelorof Science in Nursing

Table 2
Mean of Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)
jkana-17-474-i002.jpg
Table 3
Psycho-personality, Occupational characteristics and Burnout by General characteristics (N=241)
jkana-17-474-i003.jpg

BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Table 4
Correlation between the Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)
jkana-17-474-i004.jpg

*p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001

Table 5
Factors Affecting Burnout in Participants (N=241)
jkana-17-474-i005.jpg

*Dummy Coded: Shift work: 3 Shift=1, Fixed=0

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    General Characteristics of Subjects (N=241)

    BSN = Bachelorof Science in Nursing

    Mean of Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)

    Psycho-personality, Occupational characteristics and Burnout by General characteristics (N=241)

    BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing

    Correlation between the Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)

    *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001

    Factors Affecting Burnout in Participants (N=241)

    *Dummy Coded: Shift work: 3 Shift=1, Fixed=0

    Table 1 General Characteristics of Subjects (N=241)

    BSN = Bachelorof Science in Nursing

    Table 2 Mean of Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)

    Table 3 Psycho-personality, Occupational characteristics and Burnout by General characteristics (N=241)

    BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing

    Table 4 Correlation between the Psycho-Personality, Occupational Characteristics and Burnout (N=241)

    *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001

    Table 5 Factors Affecting Burnout in Participants (N=241)

    *Dummy Coded: Shift work: 3 Shift=1, Fixed=0

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