The correlation between nurses'job burnout and social support and the source of job stress
- VernacularTitle:护士职业倦怠状况及其与社会支持、工作压力源的相关性研究
- Author:
Ying XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Job burnout;
Job stress;
Social support
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(9):7-9
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the correlation between nurses' job burnout and social support and the source of job stress. Methods 138 doctors and 162 nurses from 4 general hospitals were investigated by different questionnaires. The nurses were investigated by Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI),perceived social support scale(PSSS)and Chinese nurse job stress source scale. While the doctors only underwent investigation using Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).The results were collected and analyzed. Results The MBI results showed that the scores of emotional exhaustion and non-humanity were apparently higher, while the score of sense of working achievement was lower in nurses than those in doctors. The level of job burnout in nurses was higher than that of doctors with statistical difference. The score of social support was lower and the score of source of job stress was higher in nurses with increased level of job burnout than those with decreased level. Conclusion The status of nurses' job burnout should cause the attention of nursing managers. Prompt and selective measures should be adopted to improve the psychological health of nurses.
