Prevalence of burnout syndrome among nurses in urgency and emergency hospital system

Autor: Dantas, Tatiana Rodrigues da Silva, Carreiro, Bruno Oliveira, Pascoal, Francilene Figueirêdo da Silva, Moraes, Marina Nascimento de, Cordeiro, Renata Cavalcanti, Filha, Maria de Oliveira Ferreira
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6, supl., 196-205
Druh dokumentu: journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel
ISSN: 2175-5361
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.196-205
Popis: Objective: investigating the prevalence of Burnout among nurses in hospitals of urgency and emergency in the State of Paraiba. Method: this is a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in six hospitals specialized in urgency and emergency service in the state. The sample consisted of 110 nurses. It was used as instrument the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data were analyzed with SPSS-Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18.0. Results: the results pointed to 65,3% of young people (20-30 years), 54,5% in situations of multiple employment, 49,1% with weekly working hours of 20-44 hours, 82,7% with prevalence of Burnout, being 59,1% in moderate level and 23,6% in severe level. Conclusion: it is concluded that the nurses showed significant levels of illness due to diuturnal contact with work stressors elements.
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