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Prevalence of burnout syndrome among nurses in urgency and emergency hospital system
Prevalência da síndrome de burnout entre enfermeiros da rede hospitalar de urgência e emergência
Prevalencia del síndrome de burnout en enfermeras de la red hospitalaria de urgencia y emergencia
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Abstract Objective: investigating the prevalence of Burnout among nurses in hospitals of urgency and emergency in the State of Paraiba. Method: this is a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in six hospitals specialized in urgency and emergency service in the state. The sample consisted... view more
Objective: investigating the prevalence of Burnout among nurses in hospitals of urgency and emergency in the State of Paraiba. Method: this is a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in six hospitals specialized in urgency and emergency service in the state. The sample consisted of 110 nurses. It was used as instrument the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data were analyzed with SPSS-Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18.0. Results: the results pointed to 65,3% of young people (20-30 years), 54,5% in situations of multiple employment, 49,1% with weekly working hours of 20-44 hours, 82,7% with prevalence of Burnout, being 59,1% in moderate level and 23,6% in severe level. Conclusion: it is concluded that the nurses showed significant levels of illness due to diuturnal contact with work stressors elements.... view less
Keywords
Latin America; Brazil; nurse; hospital; occupational disease; working conditions; psychophysical stress; South America; burnout
Classification
Medical Sociology
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Psychology
Working Conditions
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 196-205
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) supl.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.196-205
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed