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Burnout and its prevalence among public health nurses in Ireland.
- Source :
- British Journal of Community Nursing; Aug2020, Vol. 25 Issue 8, p370-375, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper presents the findings from an analysis of survey data which was collected from public health nurses (N = 136) as part of a larger study with more than 4000 nurses and midwives in Ireland. The purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence of burnout using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and to compare relationships between burnout, demographic and work characteristics across this group of nurses. Younger PHNs were most likely to report feeling burnout (68%) compared with those aged 51 or over (47%) who reported the lowest levels. PHNs whose highest level of qualification was a primary degree were least likely to report feeling burnout (31%) compared with those who held a Masters / Doctoral degree (54.5%). PHNs who reported working on a fixed-term full-time contract were most likely to report feeling burnout (70%) compared with those who were on a permanent part-time contract (49%). Quantitative analysis, using both descriptive and inferential statistics, was carried out and the findings show that PHNs reported moderate levels of burnout. The findings also show that burnout among PHNs is strongly correlated with the physical demands placed on individuals during work, having constant time pressures, too much being expected of individuals, the work environment being too demanding and dissatisfaction with the physical conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout
COMMUNITY health nursing
COMPARATIVE studies
STATISTICAL correlation
INDUSTRIAL hygiene
JOB descriptions
NURSES' attitudes
PUBLIC health
QUESTIONNAIRES
SEX distribution
WORK environment
EMPLOYEES' workload
QUANTITATIVE research
SECONDARY analysis
PRE-tests & post-tests
DISEASE prevalence
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INFERENTIAL statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14624753
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Community Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145011619
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.8.370