Psychiatry Investig.
2018 Jul;15(7):670-676. 10.30773/pi.2017.12.31.
Factors Associated with Emotional Exhaustion in South Korean Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea. leehy@schmc.ac.kr
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 4Department of Psychiatry, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 5Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 6Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
- 7Department of Pulmonology and Allergy, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
- KMID: 2428830
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2017.12.31
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
We examined associations between emotional exhaustion and selected sociodemographic and psychological factors among nurses in inpatient and outpatient nursing units at a university hospital in South Korea.
METHODS
The participants were 386 nurses who completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory, a measure of emotional exhaustion. Psychological characteristics were evaluated, including hardiness, self-esteem, experience of trauma, resilience, perceived stress, and social support. Correlation analyses examined the relationships between emotional exhaustion with sociodemographic, occupational, and psychological characteristics. Linear regression was used to evaluate the associations between emotional exhaustion and the assessed characteristics.
RESULTS
Higher emotional exhaustion scores were associated with greater depression, anxiety, traumatic experience, and perceived stress. Exhaustion was inversely associated with hardiness, self-esteem, resilience, and quality of life. The regression analysis indicated that gender, marriage, resilience, depression, perceived stress, and secondary traumatic stress were significantly associated with emotional exhaustion.
CONCLUSION
This study showed that psychological characteristics, such as resilience, depression, and secondary traumatic experiences, may cause emotional exhaustion. Understanding the needs of people with distinct demographic and psychological characteristics offers valuable direction for the development of intervention programs to prevent burnout among nurses.
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