THE PREVALENCE OF BURNOUT AMONG NURSES IN NURSING HOME: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Burnout among nurses is a significant problem in a nursing home and hurts clinical outcomes. Global research has shown that the prevalence of burnout ranging from 30% to 80%. However, this is an unknown statistic among nurses working at a nursing home in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of burnout among nursing staff working in nursing homes, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March – September 2019 on a group of nurses (N=150) with a response rate of 85.3% (128/150). The distribution of the Maslach burnout inventory scores among the study group revealed that the majority 51.8% had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 61.3% scored high on depersonalization, and the majority 62.8% had high levels of reduced personal accomplishment. High levels of burnout were found in 60.6% of the nurses, and 10.2 % had moderate burnout levels. Nurses are generally related to intense pressure and high-level exhaustion because of their high demanding, challenging, and stressful job characteristic. The findings of this study expected to help a related organization such as private nursing homes and allied industries in the development of policy to improve the quality of human resources. Further studies are required to determine the prevalence of burnout in the public nursing home and identify factors associated with burnout in nurses.