Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2015 Feb;24(1):31-38. 10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.1.31.

The Impact of Emotional Labor on Burnout for Caregivers of Stroke Patients

• Kim CS
• Kim J

• KMID: 2270645
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.1.31

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of emotional labor on burnout in stroke patients' caregivers.
METHODS
Data were collected from 141 paid caregivers working at 3 hospital across Gyeonggi province from January to April 2014.
RESULTS
The caregivers' level of emotional labor showed 2.9/5.0 points and burnout, 2.5/5.0. A significant correlation was found among attentiveness to required display rules (p=.007), emotional dissonance (p=.001) and burnout. In a multiple regression, age (beta=.279, p=.001) and emotional dissonance (beta=.193, p=.046) were associated with burnout in caregivers. These factors attributed to 16.9% of variance in the burnout of caregivers.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that burnout in stroke patients' caregivers can be influenced by emotional dissonance as well as physical condition such as age. Accordingly, it is necessary to be develop support program to deal with mental labor to improve their mental health and lighten their workload for caregivers.

Keyword

Caregivers; Stroke; Emotional labor; Burnout

MeSH Terms

Caregivers*
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Mental Health
Stroke*