J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2021 Dec;30(4):390-399. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2021.30.4.390.

Factors Affecting Burnout among Tertiary Hospital Nurses during the COVID-19 Outbreak

• Kim GH
• You JO
• Lee M
• Choi Y
• Lee YM
• Shin JH

• KMID: 2523904
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2021.30.4.390

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to determine burnout and its related factors among nurses working at a tertiary hospital, who had experienced caring for patients with confirmed and suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including those with severe and critical conditions during the outbreak.
Methods
Responses of 129 nurses, who worked in a tertiary hospital in Daegu, which was designated as a special control area for infectious disease in Korea, were analyzed. Data were collected from November 1, 2020 to December 14, 2020 using self-report questionnaires. Analysis was performed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results
Burnout did not show any statistically significant differences in age, sex, marital status, total length of clinical experience, and the department at the time of caring for COVID-19 patients. Compassion fatigue, stress, depression, and anxiety were positively related with burnout, and compassion satisfaction was negatively related with burnout. In regression analysis, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and stress were confirmed as the predictive factors of burnout.
Conclusion
The study results suggest that compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and stress could play an important role in reducing burnout among tertiary hospital nurses during infectious disease outbreaks.

Keyword

COVID-19; Tertiary hospital; Nurses; Burnout; 코로나바이러스감염증-19, 상급종합병원, 간호사, 소진