OBJECTIVE: This study aims to measure the point prevalence, degree of burnout among nurses assigned at Pavilion 10 in San Lazaro Hospital and determine if there is a correlation of the degree of burnout with selected socio-demographic characteristics.
METHODOLOGY: Purposive sampling of all 19 nurses assigned at Pavilion 10 was conducted. A questionnaire was developed to determine socio-demographic and work-related characteristics of the respondents. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale coupled with key informant interviews as to possible job stressors that would contribute to nurses burnout.
RESULTS: A mean age of 37.7 years was noted. The majority of the subjects were married, most of whom had spouses working in a non-health related profession. The predominant religion was Roman Catholic (89.5 percent). Most of them lived with their families. The majority of them had been working at the hospital for more than 10 years and at Pavilion 10 for more than 3 months. Most of them had respiratory problems. MBI scores revealed that 63.1 percent of the nurses had high levels of emotional exhaustion, 36.8 percent had low levels of personal achievement but only 26.3 percent had high levels of depersonalization. The mean score for Emotional Exhaustion was high but only average for the personal achievement and depersonalization subscales.
CONCLUSION: The results of the present survey suggest that our nurses were experiencing more burnout than "average". However the high scores on the EE compared to the DP and PA subscales suggest that they were still in the early stages of burnout. Programs designed to alleviate their burnout could prevent its progression. In the analysis of the data, no association was noted between the MBI scores and the selected socio-demographic and work characteristics.