Abstract
Aim: To detect the level of burnout and its most significant causes among perioperative nurses. Design: A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey design. Methods: Data on burnout and its most significant causes were collected by surveying 39 perioperative nurses in a regional hospital in Saudi Arabia using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a self-developed questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to perform statistical analysis. Results: Burnout was detected in 5% of respondents. A high level of emotional exhaustion was detected in 87.2%. Similarly, a high level of depersonalization was detected in 56.4%, while 15.4% of nurses showed a low sense of personal accomplishment. Several factors were identified as the causes of burnout such as high workload, staff shortage, poor teamwork, insufficient salary and occupational hazards. However, lack of departmental support and undesirable supervision in the workplace seem to be the main causes of burnout.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 364-371 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nursing Open |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 4 Oct 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was funded by King Faisal medical city in Saudi Arabia and Cardiff University. This research was conducted with support of the staff of the Department of Operating Department Practice at Cardiff University. This study was funded by King Faisal Medical City in Saudi Arabia.
Data Availability Statement
The data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Keywords
- occupational burnout syndrome
- operating room
- perioperative nurses
- Saudi Arabia