Occupational burnout in nurses employed in cardiology and noncardiology departments

Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Uniwersytet Jagiellonian Collegium Medicum, Krakow

Prevalence of occupational burnout in nurses employed in cardiology and non-cardiology departments in hospitals in the Małopolska region

An increase in the incidence of burnout symptoms was observed in nurses employed in hospitals.

An assessment of the frequency of burnout symptoms among nurses working in hospital cardiology and non-cardiology departments.

Metody: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted between 2020 and 2022. It was carried out in a group of 155 nurses working in cardiology departments and 202 nurses working in non-cardiology departments. The nurses were randomly selected from the register of hospital employed nurses of Malopolska Regional Chamber of Nurses and Midwives. The incidence and intensity of burnout syndrom were determined based on Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The study described the burnout syndrome the level of occupational burnout using the dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.

Among the surveyed nurses, a high level of emotional exhaustion was the most common, 52.9% in cardiology nurses and 45% in other nurses. The average level of depersonalization was most common (37.4% vs 33.2%). Personal accomplishment was dominated by a low degree in both groups (48.4% and 48.0%). No significant differences were found between the types of departments. There were a significant relationship between the occurrence of depersonalization symptoms and age (p<0.007) and work experience of nurses (p<0.009). Nurses with a high degree of depersonalization were significantly younger or had shorter work experience.

The study found that nurses worked in hospital departments in Małopolska region were very high level of burnout. The incidents of exposure was no depend on the departments where they work.