Levels Of Job Burnout Research Articles

Stressor, job burnout and anxiety of pediatric nurses of 5 ClassIII Grade A hospitals of Beijing

Objective To explore the current situation of stressor, job burnout and anxiety of pediatric nurses of ClassⅢ Grade A hospitals and to analyze the correlation between stressor and job burnout as well as stressor and anxiety. Methods From January to February 2017, a total of 233 pediatric nurses of 5 ClassⅢ Grade A hospitals of Beijing were selected by convenience sampling as subjects. All of the pediatric nurses were investigated with the Nurse Job Stressor Scale (NJSS) , Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) , Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) . Results Among 233 pediatric nurses, two dimensions of NJSS with high scores included time allocation and workload (2.69±0.87) as well as patient care (2.54±0.70) . Two items of NJSS with high scores contained that the wages and other welfare treatment was low (3.04±0.93) as well as worrying about mistakes and accidents in work (2.97±0.97) . The emotion exhaustion dimension of MBI-HSS was with 22.7% for the severe level. Patients with low scores of sense of personal achievement accounted for 41.2%. The score of SAS was (38.38±7.47) significantly higher than Chinese model (t=17.57, P<0.01) . There were 10.7% of nurses with the moderate-severe level of anxiety. The correlation analysis among stressor, job burnout and anxiety of pediatric nurses showed that except for time allocation and workload as well as sense of personal achievement, other dimensions of NJSS had positive correlations with dimensions of MBI-HSS and SAS (r=0.169-0.527, P<0.05) . Conclusions Pediatric nurses are with high working pressure. Policy makers and managers should consider characteristics in pediatric nursing, reduce nurses' stressors as well as the level of nurses' job burnout and improve their mental health, so as to ensure the quality of pediatric nursing. Key words: Hospitals, pediatric; Nurses; Stressor; Anxiety; Job burnout

Job Burnout, Stress, and Satisfaction among Emergency Nursing Staff after Health System Transformation Plan in Iran.

Job burnout, stress, and satisfaction are linked to quality of care, patient outcomes and retention of staff. This study was conducted to determine the mentioned issues among emergency nurses. This cross-sectional study was conducted on all nurses working in the emergency departments of 10 hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2017. Standard questionnaires were used for gathering the data of participants regarding job burnout, stress, and satisfaction. 709 (90%) participants returned the completed questionnaires (58.9% female). The mean age of the nurses was 33 (SD = 7) years. The level of job burnout was moderate in 76.1%, low in 22.5%, and high in 1.4% of the nurses. The level of burnout in the married nursing staff was lower than single nurses (3.78 ± 0.98 versus 4.14 ± 0.58, p = 0.049). The level of job satisfaction was moderate in 61.1%, low in 22.2%, and high in 16.7%. There was a significant correlation between age and job satisfaction (p = 0.027, r = 0.3). Job burnout was directly correlated with job stress (p ≤0.001, r = 0.57) and job burnout was negatively correlated with job satisfaction (p = 0.001, r = -0.41). More than 60% of the studied emergency nurses had moderate levels of job burnout, stress, and satisfaction. Job burnout had a direct correlation with job stress and indirect correlation with job satisfaction. Planning to reduce burnout of the emergency nursing staff seems to be necessary.

Satisfacción laboral y desgaste profesional en trabajadores de servicios sociales de atención a la infancia

En este trabajo intentamos determinar los niveles de satisfacción laboral y burnout así como las relaciones existentes entre ambas variables, en un grupo de profesionales que atienden a la infancia (trabajadores sociales, maestros, psicólogos, psicopedagogos y otros) desde diferentes instituciones oficiales y que trabajan en cualquiera de los organismos que componen el sistema de servicios sociales comunitarios. Los instrumentos utilizados para ello han sido una adaptación del cuestionario Font Roja (Aranaz y Mira, 1988) para la evaluación de la satisfacción laboral y el Maslach Inventory (Maslach y Jackson, 1981) para el burnout. Nuestra muestra ha estado compuesta por 194 técnicos. Hemos de señalar que no llega al 20% de los encuestados los que dicen tener muy claras sus funciones profesionales. No podemos sostener que estos trabajadores manifiesten burnout ya que exhiben niveles de realización personal más altos y de agotamiento emocional más bajos que el perfil descrito inicialmente por Maslach (1976). En relación a la satisfacción laboral las valoraciones más negativas recaen sobre su escasa sensación de competencia profesional y los altos niveles de monotonía laboral.

Job-related burnout is associated with brain neurotransmitter levels in Chinese medical workers: a cross-sectional study.

ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between job burnout and neurotransmitter levels in medical staff.MethodsA total of 80 medical staff were enrolled in the study and assessed for occupational burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS). The levels of neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex were analysed using an SP03 encephalofluctuograph.ResultsThe levels of the neurotransmitters γ-aminobutyric acid, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE), glutamate, acetylcholine (Achl) and dopamine (DA) were significantly lower in men than in women. Medical staff with lower levels of exhaustion had significantly higher neurotransmitter levels than staff with moderate levels of exhaustion. However, there was no significant interaction between sex and exhaustion on neurotransmitter levels. Canonical correlation showed that exhaustion was positively associated with 5-HT and DA, but negatively associated with NE and Achl, regardless of age and sex.ConclusionNeurotransmitter levels in the cerebral cortex were associated with job-related burnout in medical staff. The findings suggest that long-term job-related burnout may lead to behavioural and psychiatric disorders.

Impact of workplace incivility against new nurses on job burn-out: a cross-sectional study in China

This study had three objectives: (1) to investigate the impact of workplace incivility on job burn-out of new nursing staff, (2) to verify the partial mediating role of anxiety in...

Job Stress, Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention Among Student Affairs Professionals

Turnover among student affairs professionals is a critical concern for the profession. Therefore, in this cross-sectional correlational research investigation we explored student affairs professionals' (N = 789) levels of job stress and burnout in relationship to their job satisfaction and turnover intentions. Higher level of job stress and burnout were associated with greater job dissatisfaction and increased turnover intentions. We discuss implications for student affairs professionals along with future research directions.

The Job Stress-Job Burnout Relationship among Junior High School Teachers: Ambition as a Moderator

Teaching is one of the most stressful occupations. Research on teacher stress has largely focused on student misbehavior, workload, time pressure, and role conflict and ambiguity. This study explores human-related stressors, and finds five key sources: administrators, colleagues, students, students’ parents, and the society. This study then examines the relationship between stress from the five stressors and job burnout. Ambition is adopted in this study as a moderator to test whether the positive relationship between stress and job burnout is weaker when teachers have high ambition. Results show that teachers who experience higher levels of stress from administrators, students, and students’ parents have higher levels of job burnout. However, teachers who experience higher levels of stress from colleagues and the society do not have higher levels of job burnout. The positive relationship between stress from students and job burnout is weaker when teachers have high ambition.

Current status of job burnout in in-service sailors from 13 provinces and cities in China

Objective: To investigate the current status of job burnout in in-service sailors, and to provide a basis for the development of intervention measures for job burnout in sailors. Methods: From September 2015 to May 2016, stratified cluster random sampling was used to select 6 172 in-service sailors from 13 provinces and cities as research subjects. General demographic data including age, education background, and household registration and occupational characteristics such as job position, navigating zone, and nature of employment were collected. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) was used to measure the levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, low occupational efficiency, and job burnout, and the influencing factors for job burnout were also analyzed. Results: Of all 6 172 in-service sailors, 112 (1.8%) had a positive result in emotional exhaustion, 870 (14.1%) had a positive result in depersonalization, and 3 517 (57.0%) had a positive result in low occupational efficiency. Of all sailors, 63.3% had job burnout, among whom 54.1% had mild burnout, 8.7% had moderate burnout, and 0.5% had severe burnout. There was a significant difference in the score of job burnout between the sailors with different ages, education backgrounds, types of household registration, job positions, navigating zones, ornature of employment (P<0.05). Age, education background, household registration, job position, navigating zone, and nature of employment were major influencing factors for job burnout in in-service sailors (P<0.05) , and there was a higher level of job burnout in the sailors with an age of 30-39 years, education background of junior college or above, urban registration, a job position of second mate/third engineer, a navigating zone of coastal lines, orthe nature of employment of freelance sailor. Conclusion: There is a high incidence rate of job burnout among in-service sailors, and the sailors with a young age, urban registration, a navigating zone of coastal lines, or thenature of employment of freelance sailor tend to have low occupational efficiency. Related measures should be adopted for active intervention.

Burnout of Physicians Working in Primary Health Care Centers under Ministry of Health Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

IntroductionThe levels of physicians' job satisfaction and burnout directly affect their professionalism, punctuality, absenteeism, and ultimately, patients' care. Despite its crucial importance, little is known about professional burnout of the physicians in Saudi Arabia. The objectives of this research are two-fold: (1) To assess the prevalence of burnout in physicians working in primary health care centers under Ministry of Health; and (2) to find the modifiable factors which can decrease the burnout ratio.MethodologyThrough a cross-sectional study design, a representative sample of the physicians working in primary health care centers (PHCCs) Jeddah (n=246) was randomly selected. The overall burnout level was assessed using the validated abbreviated Maslach burnout inventory (aMBI) questionnaire. It measures the overall burnout prevalence based on three main domains i.e., emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Independent sample T-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multivariate regression analysis were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Version 22, IBM, Armonk, NY).ResultsOverall, moderate to high burnout was prevalent in 25.2% of the physicians. Emotional exhaustion was noted in 69.5%. Multivariate regression analysis showed that patient pressure/violence (p <0.001), unorganized patients flow to clinics (p=0.021), more paperwork (p<0.001), and less co-operative colleague doctors (p=0.045) were the significant predictors for high emotional exhaustion. A positive correlation was noted between the number of patients per day and burnout. The patient’s pressure/violence was the only significant independent predictor of overall burnout.ConclusionEmotional exhaustion is the most prominent feature of overall burnout in the physicians of primary health care centers. The main reasons include patient’s pressure/violence, unorganized patient flow, less cooperative colleague doctors, fewer support services at the PHCCs, more paperwork, and less cooperative colleagues. Addressing these issues could lead to a decrease in physician’s burnout.

Occupational Stress and Job Burnout among Primary and Secondary School Teachers in Cuttack, Orissa, 2013

The purpose of this study was to explore the levels of occupational stress and job burnout among teachers working in primary and secondary schools and identify the relationship between the selected demographic data with the stress levels. The sample consisted of 100 teachers from 4 schools in Cuttack, Orissa. The instruments used to measure the variables were: 1.Headington Stress Index questionnaire, 2.Headingtacon Burnout Inventory, 3. Self care and Lifestyle Balance Inventory. The statistical techniques of descriptive statistics, ANOVA analysis and Pearson’s coefficient were employed to analyze the data. The findings of the study indicated that a major portion of the teachers’ population faced moderately low stress and burnout, and the remaining faced moderately high stress and burnout. Younger teachers are reported to have more stress than the older teachers. Higher the burnout among teachers, lower was the lifestyle balance among them. Experience, gender and grade did not affect the stress levels among teachers.

Job burnout predicts decline of health-related quality of life among employees with cardiovascular disease: A one-year follow-up study in female nurses.

To examine whether job burnout is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in employees with cardiovascular disease. In this longitudinal study, we included 305 female hospital nurses with cardiovascular disease. Job burnout was measured by the 6-item Copenhagen Burnout Inventory at baseline. We categorized study participants into low, intermediate and high levels of job burnout based on tertiles. HRQOL at baseline and at one-year follow-up was operationalized in terms of the physical and mental functioning summary scores of the short form 8-item health survey (SF-8), which is an abbreviated version of the widely used SF-36 with score ranges of 0-100. Linear regression was applied to examine longitudinal associations. After taking into account relevant socio-demographic, behavioral, and work-related covariates as well as HRQOL scores at baseline, we found that both physical functioning and mental functioning declined (by 2.53 points and 3.02 points respectively, p<0.05) in the high job burnout group compared with the low job burnout group. Dose-response relationships were also observed (p<0.05). Job burnout predicts decline of HRQOL one year later among employees with cardiovascular disease.

Caught between ideal and reality: A study on occupational burnout among inside-system legal professionals under the rule-of-law reform in contemporary China

This paper analyzes job burnout of inside-system legal professionals under the rule-of-law reform in China and its possible causes. Social cognitive theory, including cognitive dissonance, expectancy theory, and social comparison theory, provides the analytic framework for this study. The conclusion reveals a relatively high level of job burnout among inside-system legal professionals in China. Further analysis indicates that the individual’s commitment to the rule of law, confidence in the legal reform, and practice of non-rule-of-law in daily work are influential factors affecting his/her job burnout levels. Importantly, the interaction coefficients between these variables are statistically significant, clearly demonstrating that the discrepancy between expectation and reality is one of the root causes of job burnout in the legal profession. The discrepancy causes cognitive dissonance and psychological imbalance. At a theoretical level, this finding opens a new way of examining a particular type of occupational burnout. It shows that under the rule-of-law reform, Chinese inside-system legal professionals exhibit cognitive dissonance between ideals and reality, which constitutes a micro-political psychological basis for organizational change as speculated by neo-institutionalists and, in turn, reveals insights that may help us to understand the legal reform process within the bureaucratic system.

Influence of nurses' job burnout on compliance with head-of-bed elevation in patients receiving mechanical ventilation

Objective To understand the degree of job burnout in nurses of intensive care unit (ICU) and to explore its influence on compliance with head-of-bed elevation in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Methods A total of 42 nurses of ICU in Tengzhou Central People's Hospital were investigated on the level of job burnout with the nursing burnout scale (NBS) from September 2016 to February 2017. Besides, the implementation of head-of-bed elevation in patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation without contraindications was inspected. The compliance with head-of-bed elevation was also calculated. The data was analyzed by SPSS 17.0. Results Among 42 nurses of ICU, there were 52.38% of them with severe emotion exhaustion, 59.52% with severe depersonalization, 40.47% with low personal accomplishment. The mean compliance with head-of-bed elevation was 64.29%. Spearman correlation analysis showed that the emotion exhaustion dimension had a negative correlation with compliance (r=-0.545, P<0.01) . The depersonalization was negatively associated with compliance (r=-0.480, P<0.01) . The sense of achievement had a positive correlation with compliance (r=0.516, P<0.01) . Conclusions The job burnout in nurses of ICU has certain influences on compliance with head-of-bed elevation in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Key words: Nurses; Intensive care unit; Respiration, artificial; Job burnout; Head-of-bed elevation; Compliance

Job burnout of construction project managers in China: A cross-sectional analysis

Construction project managers (CPMs) of contractors encounter a great deal of stress. The authors used job burnout as the core indicator of CPMs' chronic psychological stress. An occupation-oriented job burnout scale was developed based on MBI-GS. Then, a structural equation model was developed to investigate the cause and effect of job burnout among CPMs. The results show that CPMs suffer from a high level of job burnout, of which the major symptom is physical and mental fatigue. The highest level of job burnout occurs when CPMs reach their mid-forties, which highlighting their midlife professional crisis. Job stress significantly aggravates CPMs' job burnout, and rather than traditional project objective management, stakeholder relationship management is the main stressor. Direct and indirect mitigating effects on CPMs' job burnout are also obtained from the management system of construction companies. Additionally, job burnout ultimately causes poor health conditions among CPMs and increases their turnover intention.

Examining Levels of Job Burnout Among Teachers Working in Kosova in Terms of Different Variables

This study examines job burnout levels of teachers teaching in primary and lower secondary schools in Kosova and changes in levels of teacher burnout according to demographic variables. Research data was collected using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and analysed using SPSS. Findings show moderate levels of exhaustion and disengagement for teachers teaching in primary and lower secondary schools; while, variables of gender, age, years of service, type of service, perceived socio-economic level, and marital status do not significantly affect burnout levels of teachers teaching in the southern part of Kosova, respectively Prizren.

Work satisfaction, burnout and gender-based inequalities among ophthalmologists in India: A survey.

Ophthalmology is a rapidly evolving branch of medicine and advancing technology has raised the bar of patient expectations and outcomes. However, studies that assess physician stress and satisfaction especially in developing countries are limited in literature. This index study aims at looking at the levels of job satisfaction, burnout and perception of gender disparity among ophthalmologists in India. An Internet-based survey was sent out to ophthalmologists. 297 respondents replied with responses, which were anonymized and analyzed. Of the 297 respondents, 101 were female and 196 were male ophthalmologists. The mean duration of practice of the respondents was 14.66 years. 54.21% (161/297) responded affirmatively when asked if they were satisfied with their careers. 19% (56/297) were not satisfied. 26.94% (80/297) replied that although they were satisfied, they wished they had more time for family. A quarter (25.2%; 63 out of 250) of the respondents felt burnt-out at that stage of their careers. 68.35% (203/297) of the respondents felt that being a woman ophthalmologist in India was more challenging than being a male ophthalmologist. This perception was significantly more amongst women respondents (p < 0.0002). Greater family responsibility, long working hours, and having to work harder were the challenges faced by female ophthalmologists. There was a significant difference in perception between male and female ophthalmologists regarding the presence of disparity in earnings given equal qualifications and experience with more women responding in the affirmative. Indian ophthalmologists have personally and professionally satisfying careers with low rates of burnout. While good family support and an understanding partner help ophthalmologists achieve good work-life balance, women ophthalmologists perceive a gender-based disparity when it comes to proving their worth and getting suitably remunerated.

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Job stress and burnout: A comparative study of senior and head nurses in China.

Senior nurses can suffer from high job stress and burnout, which can lead to negative patient outcomes and higher turnover rates; however, few studies have examined this topic. We recruited 224 head and senior nurses from September to December 2015 using convenience and cluster sampling, to compare job stress and burnout levels between the two groups. The Nurse Job Stressors Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory scales were used to evaluate job stress and burnout, respectively. Results indicated that job stress scores significantly differed between head and senior nurses. The highest scoring subscales in both groups were time allocation and workload problems. Scores for the three burnout dimensions also significantly differed between the groups. Positive correlations between job stress and burnout were stronger among senior nurses than head nurses. Burnout may be higher among senior nurses given head nurses' potential for greater perceived job control. Our findings suggest that measures need to be taken to reduce burnout and turnover rates among senior nurses.

Investigating the Relationship among the Level of Mobbing Experience, Job Satisfaction and Burnout Levels of Primary and Secondary School Teachers

The aim of this study is to examine the level of mobbing experienced by primary and secondary school teachers and to determine how and to what extent this affects their job satisfaction and burnout levels. This research used a relational survey model. As a result of the study, it has been determined that there is a negative and medium-level relationship between the teachers' level of exposure to mobbing towards their profession or social relationships and their job satisfaction levels; a positive and medium-level relationship between the teachers' level of exposure to mobbing towards their profession or social relationships and their burnout levels; and a negative and low-level relationship between their internal and external job satisfaction levels and their burnout perceptions. According to the results of the path analysis, the teachers' job satisfaction level decrease in line with an increase in their mobbing experiences related to their profession and social relationships, and thus, their burnout levels also increase. However, it has also been determined in the study that in line with an increase in the internal and external job satisfaction levels of teachers, their burnout perceptions decrease. Accordingly, it has been concluded that mobbing towards their profession and social relationships is a stronger predictor of burnout level in comparison to job satisfaction.

Job characteristics as determinants of career change

The IT industry has gained significance in India as it employs the largest number of the workforce every year. The advent of this industry has caused significant changes in the characteristics of work. Employees experience a higher level of job burnout, career plateau, work-family conflict, job insecurity and lower career satisfaction, resulting in turnover intentions. Extant literature suggests that the nature of work compels employees to accept subpart jobs, called as career change. A conceptual framework consisting of job burnout, career plateau, job insecurity, career satisfaction and work-family conflict as independent variables and career change as the dependent variable is developed. An adopted scale was used to collect data. The measurement model was tested using confirmatory factor analysis and the structural model using structural equation modelling. Results show job burnout, career satisfaction, and career plateau predicts career change. Implications of this study and recommendation for future studies were discussed.