Hyun Sook Kim1, Hye-Ah Yeom2. 1. Department of Nursing, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei Cancer Center, South Korea. 2. The Catholic University of Korea College of Nursing, 222 Banpo-Daero, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 06591, South Korea. Electronic address: yha@catholic.ac.kr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the spiritual well-being and burnout of intensive care unit nurses and examine the relationship between these factors. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The participants were 318 intensive care unit recruited from three university hospitals in South Korea. The survey questionnaire included demographic information, work-related characteristics and end-of-life care experience, along with the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and Burnout Questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA with Scheffé test and a multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The burnout level among intensive care unit nurses was 3.15 out of 5. A higher level of burnout was significantly associated with younger age, lower education level, single marital status, having no religion, less work experience and previous end-of-life care experience. Higher levels of spiritual well-being were associated with lower levels of burnout, even after controlling for the general characteristics in the regression model. CONCLUSION: Intensive care unit nurses experience a high level of burnout in general. Increased spiritual well-being might reduce burnout among intensive care unit nurses. Younger and less experienced nurses should receive more attention as a vulnerable group with lower spirituality and greater burnout in intensive care unit settings.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the spiritual well-being and burnout of intensive care unit nurses and examine the relationship between these factors. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The participants were 318 intensive care unit recruited from three university hospitals in South Korea. The survey questionnaire included demographic information, work-related characteristics and end-of-life care experience, along with the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and Burnout Questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA with Scheffé test and a multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The burnout level among intensive care unit nurses was 3.15 out of 5. A higher level of burnout was significantly associated with younger age, lower education level, single marital status, having no religion, less work experience and previous end-of-life care experience. Higher levels of spiritual well-being were associated with lower levels of burnout, even after controlling for the general characteristics in the regression model. CONCLUSION: Intensive care unit nurses experience a high level of burnout in general. Increased spiritual well-being might reduce burnout among intensive care unit nurses. Younger and less experienced nurses should receive more attention as a vulnerable group with lower spirituality and greater burnout in intensive care unit settings.
Authors: Ana Belén Barragán Martín; María Del Mar Molero Jurado; María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes; María Del Mar Simón Márquez; Maria Sisto; José Jesús Gázquez Linares Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2020-11-12