The Burnout Levels of Nurses Working in COVID-19 Ward and Intensive Care Units and Associated Factors: A Cross-sectional Study
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: Aynur UYSAL TORAMAN, Ökkes Kisa
Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2023, cilt 5, ss 74-74
Özet
The purpose of the study was to determine the burnout levels of nurses working in COVID-19 wards and intensive care units and investigate factors related to burnout levels. The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 1200 nurses working in COVID-19 wards and intensive care units in five public hospitals in Izmir, Turkey. Random Sampling Method, one of the non-probability sampling methods, was used in the study to reach the entire study population. The data were collected from 554 nurses between April 15 and July 15, 2021, by face-to-face interviews and the technique of pencil and paper. Individual Introduction Form and Maslach Burnout Scale were used in the study. The average of personal success of singles, those with no children, and contracted workers was higher than the others. In the stigmatization variable, it was found that the participants were exposed to emotional exhaustion [EE] and depersonalization [DP]. The personal success of employees for 1-5 years in the profession and employees in intensive care units in the COVID-19 pandemic was high compared to others. Nurses were exposed to emotional exhaustion, [EE] and depersonalization [DP] burnout in the variable of working environment and general health status in the COVID-19 outbreak. The social value of nurses must be increased because they are exposed to stigmatization in the COVID-19 pandemic, the working environment should be made suitable because the negative working environment increases burnout, and psychological healthcare intervention programs must be implemented because their general health status is affected negatively.