Analysis of correlation among job burnout, self-efficiency and capacity of empathy of ICU nurses
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2013.14.003
- VernacularTitle:ICU护士职业倦怠与自我效能、共情能力的相关性分析
- Author:
Hong-Hui ZHANG
1
;
Yi-Su LIU
;
Guo-Ping HE
;
Yue-Lan QIN
;
Hao-Yu ZOU
Author Information
1. 湖南省人民医院ICU
- Keywords:
ICU;
Nurse;
Job burnout;
Self-efficiency;
Capacity for empathy;
Correlation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2013;19(14):1619-1622
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate present situation of ICU nurses' job burnout,self-efficiency and capacity for empathy and explore the relationship among them.Methods The Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory,General Self-efficacy Scale and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professionals were used to conduct a survey among 220 ICU nurses in Provincial Third-level Comprehensive Hospitals in Changsha.Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis were applied.Results Totals of 220 questionnaires were handed out and 215 were recovered,with the efficiency rate of 97.72％.The score of 215 ICU nurses' emotional exhaustion and depersonalization was respectively (23.28 ± 9.72) and (6.40 ± 5.72),which were moderate burnout.The score of personal accomplishment was (32.27 ± 9.36),a high degree of burnout.The average score of self-efficiency was (2.54 ± 0.51) and the average score of capacity for empathy was (110.33 ±12.36),in which the average score of perspective taking,compassionate care and ability to stand in patients' shoes was (56.64 ±8.02),(40.32 ±6.34) and (13.36 ±2.30) respectively.Emotional exhaustion had significantly negative correlation with self-efficiency,capacity for empathy and ability to stand in patients' shoes (P ＜ 0.05).Depersonalization had significantly negative correlation with self-efficiency,capacity for empathy and its three dimensions (P ＜ 0.05).Personal accomplishment had significantly positive correlation with self-efficiency,capacity for empathy and its three dimensions (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The problem of job burnout is serious in ICU nurses.Special attention should be paid to increase their self-efficiency and capacity for empathy so as to reduce their job burnout.
