Burnout Syndrome of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Nurses

Description

Burnout syndrome was defined as a psychological syndrome resulting from long-term exposure to chronic interpersonal stressors while at work. Burnout syndrome appears when work-related stress exceeds a person’s adaptive level, or when a person’s coping mechanism cannot control the pressure caused by stress.  .. In order to achieve the aim of the study – to study the indicators of burnout syndrome in practicing anesthesia and intensive care nurses – a quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study, as well as a correlation study, was conducted. The quantitative research methods were applied using a research instrument:  the Maslach Burnout Inventory.The inventory contains three subscales, which assess emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of low personal achievement. Higher results on the EE and DP subscales are indicative of more pronounced burnout syndrome, while lower results on the LPA subscale are indicative of more pronounced burnout syndrome.. Analysis of the data submitted by the respondents (n= 184) shows that the arithmetic mean is as follows: in the subscale of emotional exhaustion (M=24.16; SD=9.07), the subscale of depersonalization (M=8.65; SD=5.18), and in the subscale of sense of low personal achievement (M=29.96; SD=6.72).Comparing the obtained data and the results of studies conducted in other countries,it can be concluded that Latvia has lower work capacity and professional achievements and a higher level of emotional exhaustion, which indicates pronounced burnout syndrome.. The results of the present study indicate a more negative trend than in previous studies in Latvia and other countries. This can be explained by the fact that the nurses filled out the surveys right during the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies conducted during the pandemic show that due to the pressure and workload caused by the pandemic, medical personnel has higher burnout rates, moral distress rates, increased workload and their psychological condition has deteriorated.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: Society. Health. Welfare
Event type	Conference
Conference number	9
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Riga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International