The Effect of Spirituality on Burnout Nurses in West Sumatra Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Spirituality can make a nurse have self-acceptance to the conditions and changes that occur in themselves and their work environment and adapt to the conditions they experience. Nurses who work in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic experience conditions that are vulnerable to emotional disturbances such as discomfort, anxiety, and stress, these conditions can lead to burnout. AIM: This study aims to determine the effect of spirituality on burnout in nurses in hospitals in West Sumatra, Indonesia. METHODS: The population of this study were nurses in four hospitals in West Sumatra Province, with a total sample of 221 nurses selected by proportional random sampling method. The instrument used is the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality to measure the spirituality of nurses and to determine burnout in nurses is the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. RESULTS: The results showed that nurses’ spirituality was moderate, with an average value of 3.40. Nurses experienced a moderate level of burnout with an average score of 2.1. The statistical results showed no significant relationship between spirituality and nurses burnout in hospitals in West Sumatra during COVID-19. CONCLUSION: It hoped that the hospital could make religious activities in preventing nurse burnout so that nurses can face problems in the workplace.