A Multicentre Study of Psychological Variables and the Prevalence of Burnout among Primary Health Care Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Variables, Instruments and Data Collection
2.3. Study Design
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Data, Levels of Burnout and Prevalence
3.2. Exploratory Models and Factors Associated with Each of the Dimensions of Burnout
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | % (n) | Variable | %(n) |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 338) | Marital status (n = 336) | ||
Male | 42 (142) | Single | 14 (47) |
Female | 58 (196) | Married | 78.6 (264) |
Shift (n = 334) | Separated/Divorced | 6.3 (21) | |
Fixed | 76.6 (256) | Widower | 0.9 (3) |
Variable | 23.4 (78) | Children (n = 332) | |
On-call (n = 337) | None | 15.4 (51) | |
Yes | 68.8 (232) | One | 19 (63) |
No | 31.2 (105) | Two | 45.5 (151) |
Three or more | 20.1 (67) |
Variable | Mean (SD) | Min-Max |
---|---|---|
Age (n = 337) | 45.92 (7.510) | 25–64 |
Seniority: Workplace (n = 326) | 127.67 (99.84) | 1–444 |
Seniority: Profession (n = 338) | 273.66 (91.38) | 12–504 |
NEO-FFI | ||
Neuroticism (n = 332) | 27.96 (8.33) | 12–53 |
Extraversion (n = 336) | 42.19 (7.90) | 20–60 |
Openness (n = 333) | 38.84 (6.68) | 20–57 |
Agreeableness (n = 330) | 44.80 (7.54) | 19–60 |
Conscientiousness (n = 334) | 46.73 (7.37) | 20–60 |
CECAD | ||
Anxiety (n = 334) | 36.43 (11.66) | 19–69 |
Depression (n = 329) | 50.05 (17.03) | 26–102 |
MBI | ||
Emotional exhaustion (n = 335) | 17.70 (11.92) | 0–54 |
Depersonalisation (n = 335) | 7.59 (6.25) | 0–29 |
Personal Accomplishment (n = 335) | 36.59 (8.90) | 2–48 |
Phase | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EE | L | L | L | L | H | H | H | H |
D | L | H | L | H | L | H | L | H |
PA | L | L | H | H | L | L | H | H |
n | 41 | 26 | 89 | 24 | 19 | 86 | 20 | 28 |
(%) | (12.31) | (7.81) | (26.73) | (7.21) | (5.7) | (25.83) | (6) | (8.41) |
PV | EE | D | PA |
---|---|---|---|
NEO-FFI | |||
Neuroticism | 0.62 ** | 0.48 ** | −0.42 ** |
Extraversion | −0.43 ** | −0.38 ** | 0.49 ** |
Openness | −0.08 | −0.21 ** | 0.25 ** |
Agreeableness | −0.45 ** | −0.49 ** | 0.49 ** |
Conscientiousness | −0.42 ** | −0.44 ** | 0.55 ** |
CECAD | |||
Anxiety | 0.67 ** | 0.47 ** | −0.40 ** |
Depression | 0.69 ** | 0.48 ** | −0.45 ** |
Regression | B | Standard Error | Beta | t | p | CI 95% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EE | ||||||
Intercept | 6.16 | 5.82 | 1.05 | 0.291 | (−5.29, 17.62) | |
Age | −0.31 | 0.13 | −0.19 | −2.26 | 0.024 | (−0.58, −0.04) |
Seniority: Profession | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 2.00 | 0.046 | (0.00, 0.04) |
Neuroticism | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 4.25 | <0.001 | (0.17, 0.47) |
Agreeableness | −0.17 | 0.07 | −0.11 | −2.48 | 0.013 | (−0.31, −0.03) |
Anxiety | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 3.22 | 0.001 | (0.12, 0.49) |
Depression | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 2.11 | 0.035 | (0.01, 0.27) |
R2 = 0.553 | ||||||
D | ||||||
Intercept | 15.40 | 3.34 | 4.60 | <0.001 | (8.83, 21.98) | |
Age | −0.09 | 0.04 | −0.11 | −2.22 | 0.027 | (−0.17, −0.01) |
Seniority: Workplace | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 2.22 | 0.027 | (0.00, 0.01) |
Neuroticism | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 2.48 | 0.013 | (0.02, 0.21) |
Agreeableness | −0.26 | 0.04 | −0.31 | −5.71 | <0.001 | (−0.35, −0.17) |
Anxiety | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 3.31 | 0.001 | (0.04, 0.17) |
R2 = 0.354 | ||||||
PA | ||||||
Intercept | 3.76 | 4.49 | 0.83 | 0.402 | (−5.07, 12.60) | |
Agreeableness | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 2.91 | 0.004 | (0.06, 0.32) |
Conscientiousness | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 5.46 | <0.001 | (0.24, 0.52) |
Extraversion | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 3.58 | <0.001 | (0.10, 0.34) |
Depression | −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.11 | −2.17 | 0.030 | (−0.11, −0.01) |
R2 = 0.402 |
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Ortega-Campos, E.; Cañadas-De la Fuente, G.A.; Albendín-García, L.; Gómez-Urquiza, J.L.; Monsalve-Reyes, C.; de la Fuente-Solana, E.I. A Multicentre Study of Psychological Variables and the Prevalence of Burnout among Primary Health Care Nurses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183242
Ortega-Campos E, Cañadas-De la Fuente GA, Albendín-García L, Gómez-Urquiza JL, Monsalve-Reyes C, de la Fuente-Solana EI. A Multicentre Study of Psychological Variables and the Prevalence of Burnout among Primary Health Care Nurses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(18):3242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183242
Chicago/Turabian StyleOrtega-Campos, Elena, Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente, Luis Albendín-García, José L. Gómez-Urquiza, Carolina Monsalve-Reyes, and E. Inmaculada de la Fuente-Solana. 2019. "A Multicentre Study of Psychological Variables and the Prevalence of Burnout among Primary Health Care Nurses" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18: 3242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183242