BURNOUT AMONG NURSES WORKING IN HOSPITALS IN RURAL AREAS OF NAJRAN REGION, SAUDI ARABIA.
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Governmental hospitals, burnout, nursing, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
The mental and psychological consequences of Burnout affect the health-related quality of care. This study aimed to assess Burnout level among the nurses in Najran region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The sample of the study was a census consisted of 161nurses. The researcher used a self-administered questionnaire, adopted the international Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey third edition to study the Burnout for data collection. For data analysis, the researcher used the SPSS program (version 22). Statistical analysis included frequency, mean, and percentage, as well as independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results: Most participants were females (66.5%) and aged 30 - 40 years (47.2%). about (44.7%) had high EE, (32.3%) had high DP and (40.4%) had low PA. In general, the overall mean score of all the subscales was (2.928), with a mean percent of (48.80%), which reflected a low level of Burnout among study participants. Burnout was associated with age, and working overtime. Conclusion: Level of burnout among nurses was low and was associated mainly with stressors in the workplace. Improving ergonomics and managing stress in the workplace should be a priority to reduce burnout among nurses.
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Hassan Mohd Alyami
General Medical Authority Health Informatics Technician
Manea Saleh Hamad Almerdef
Medical Authority General Nursing Specialist
Abdullah Mohammed H Alyami
Al-Sharafah Primary Health Care Center Nursing
Mana Salih Mania Alzmanan
Technician-Medical Devices New Najran General Hospital
Ali Salem Hussein Alkhamsan
Najran hospital albalad assestant nurse Najran
Hatem marzwaq hadi Al-monajam
General Medical Authority General and Emergency Technician
Fares Mohamad Al-monajam
General Medical Authority General and Emergency Technician
Hamad Abdulhadi Saleh Almuneef
Epidemiology inspector King Khalid hospital