Burnout Study of Clinical Nurses in Vietnam: Development of Job Burnout Model Based on Leiter and Maslach's Theory.
10.1016/j.anr.2018.01.003
- Author:
Huong Thi Thu NGUYEN
1
;
Kazuyo KITAOKA
;
Masune SUKIGARA
;
Anh Lan THAI
Author Information
1. Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. nguyenthuhuongdhyhp@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
burnout;
nurses;
Vietnam
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Classification;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Hand;
Humans;
Nursing;
Reproducibility of Results;
Vietnam*;
Weights and Measures
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2018;12(1):42-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to create a Vietnamese version of both the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) and Areas of Worklife Scale (AWS) to assess the burnout state of Vietnamese clinical nurses and to develop a causal model of burnout of clinical nurses. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive design using a cross-sectional survey. The questionnaire was hand divided directly by nursing departments to 500 clinical nurses in three hospitals. Vietnamese MBI-GS and AWS were then examined for reliability and validity. We used the revised exhaustion +1 burnout classification to access burnout state.We performed path analysis to develop a Vietnamese causal model based on the original model by Leiter and Maslach's theory. RESULTS: We found that both scales were reliable and valid for assessing burnout. Among nurse participants, the percentage of severe burnout was 0.7% and burnout was 15.8%, and 17.2% of nurses were exhausted. The best predictor of burnout was “on-duty work schedule” that clinical nurses have to work for 24 hours. In the causal model, we also found similarity and difference pathways in comparison with the original model. CONCLUSION: Vietnamese MBI-GS and AWS were applicable to research on occupational stress. Nearly one-fifth of Vietnamese clinical nurses were working in burnout state. The causal model suggested a range of factors resulting in burnout, and it is necessary to consider the specific solution to prevent burnout problem.
