Job Satisfaction and Burnout among Intensive Care Unit Nurses and Physicians

Autor: Hilde Myhren, Øivind Ekeberg, Olav Stokland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Critical Care Research and Practice, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-1305
2090-1313
DOI: 10.1155/2013/786176
Popis: Introduction. Nurses and physicians working in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be exposed to considerable job stress. The study aim was to assess the level of and the relationship between (1) job satisfaction, (2) job stress, and (3) burnout symptoms. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed at ICUs at Oslo University Hospital. 145 of 196 (74%) staff members (16 physicians and 129 nurses) answered the questionnaire. The following tools were used: job satisfaction scale (scores 10–70), modified Cooper's job stress questionnaire (scores 1–5), and Maslach burnout inventory (scores 1–5); high score in the dimension emotional exhaustion (EE) indicates burnout. Personality was measured with the basic character inventory. Dimensions were neuroticism (vulnerability), extroversion (intensity), and control/compulsiveness with the range 0–9. Results. Mean job satisfaction among nurses was 43.9 (42.4–45.4) versus 51.1 (45.3–56.9) among physicians, P
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