Prevalence of Burnout among Nurses in a Community Hospital in Singapore: A Cross-Sectional Study:

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Wei YiTay¹ 

关键词: Community hospital;    Burnout;    Intermediate-;    long-term care;    Nurses;    Singapore;   

DOI  :  10.1177/201010581402300202

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:Burnout among nurses is a significant problem in healthcare establishments and has negative implications on clinical outcomes. International studies have shown the prevalence of burnout ranged from 30% to 80%. However, this is unknown amongst nurses in a community hospital in Singapore. Our objectives are to determine the prevalence of burnout among nurses at a community hospital in Singapore as well as explore the factors associated with burnout.Methods:The nurses, from a community hospital with palliative, rehabilitation, chronic sick and nursing home services, self-administered the Professional Quality of Life Scale to determine the level of burnout. An anonymous survey was included to collect demographics and variables that were postulated to be associated with burnout.Results:With a response rate of 51.4%, the prevalence of burnout was found to be 33.3%. Nurses working in the rehabilitation wards had higher odds of burnout (p=0.026). Multivariate analysis indicated increased number of ye...

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