THE ASSESSMENT OF WORK BURNOUT AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG NURSES WITH THE USE OF COPENHAGEN BURNOUT INVENTORY

Abstract

Introduction: The factors associated with work and the structure of a given organisation can influence on appearing the burnout of its employees. It does most often affect people who do not have an ability to manage stress as well as those who are not provided enough with social support. The aim: The main purpose of the study was to assess the burnout symptoms and satisfaction of personal life of nurse staff over the age of 40. The influence of demographic-occupational factors was evaluated in connection with the occurrence of work burnout. Material and methods: The research included a group of 523 randomly chosen workforce nurses over 40 years old, CBI - Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used in the research, the assessment of life satisfaction was conducted with the use of SWLS - The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: The nurses in a worse material situation feel higher work burnout in almost all researched category. Those who do not achieve satisfaction from work have definitely much higher level of work burnout than those nurses who declare high satisfaction level from their work. The higher work burnout, the less life satisfaction. Conclusions: The level of burnout in the surveyed group can be considered as a moderate one.