Abstract
Nurses are at risk of having burnout due to workload and job stress—studies have reported that chronic stress is associated with metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to assess the association between burnout and metabolic syndrome in a sample of female nurses. Data were collected from a cross-sectional study from 2016 to 2018 in a tertiary hospital in Mexico City. All nurses that work in the hospital were invited to participate. Information pertaining to sociodemographic (age, education level), work (labor seniority, service area, shift work), anthropometric (weight, waist circumference, blood pressure) and biochemical (glucose, serum lipids) variables were collected. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory test, and metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. A total of 168 nurses participated with a median age of 44 years. The prevalence of burnout and metabolic syndrome was 19.6% and 38.7%, respectively. There was no association between burnout and metabolic syndrome (p = 0.373). However, associations of emotional exhaustion (aOR: 14.95; 95% CI: 1.5–148.7), personal accomplishment (aOR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.01–0.99), and night shift (aOR: 12.39; 95% CI: 1.02–150.5) with increased waist circumference were found. Strategies are needed to prevent burnout and metabolic syndrome in nurses, especially in those who work at night shift.
Highlights
Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment, which is acquired by workers who have direct contact with customers and users [1].Among the healthcare professionals, nurses are especially at risk of developing burnout due to the high workload and job stress that is mostly caused by working proximity to patients and taking care of them [2].Some studies have shown that chronic stress is associated with metabolic syndrome in animal models [3] and clinical settings [4–6], but little is known about the relationship between burnout and metabolic syndrome.There is evidence that burnout has an impact to the emotional status [7] and self-esteem [8]and on metabolic profile
Bold numbers show statistically significant associations. In this sample of Mexican female nurses, the prevalence of burnout (19.6%) was lower than that reported in other studies
The first one is that the Maslach Burnout Inventory classifies the level to which the syndrome domains are found but it does not give a cutoff point to determine burnout [23]
Summary
Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment, which is acquired by workers who have direct contact with customers and users [1].Among the healthcare professionals, nurses are especially at risk of developing burnout due to the high workload and job stress that is mostly caused by working proximity to patients and taking care of them [2].Some studies have shown that chronic stress is associated with metabolic syndrome in animal models [3] and clinical settings [4–6], but little is known about the relationship between burnout and metabolic syndrome.There is evidence that burnout has an impact to the emotional status [7] and self-esteem [8]and on metabolic profile. Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment, which is acquired by workers who have direct contact with customers and users [1]. Nurses are especially at risk of developing burnout due to the high workload and job stress that is mostly caused by working proximity to patients and taking care of them [2]. Some studies have shown that chronic stress is associated with metabolic syndrome in animal models [3] and clinical settings [4–6], but little is known about the relationship between burnout and metabolic syndrome. There is evidence that burnout has an impact to the emotional status [7] and self-esteem [8]. Cross-sectional studies have shown an association between cardiovascular. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1993; doi:10.3390/ijerph16111993 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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