TITLE:
Burnout among Palestinian Nurses Working in Governmental and Private Hospitals at Nablus District
AUTHORS:
Imad Abukhader, Khadija Abukhader, Omnya Naser, Yasmin Saeed, Akram Maliashe
KEYWORDS:
Burnout Syndrome, Working Conditions, Private Hospital, Government Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.8 No.7,
July
3,
2020
ABSTRACT: Background: Burnout is a syndrome that typically characterized by
emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. World
Health Organization (WHO) recognized burn out as a mental health problem that defined as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting
from chronic work-place stress that has not been successfully managed. Objectives: The
study aimed to assess burnout among nurses and to determine the difference, if any, in burnout of nurses working in Government and
Private Hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive,
correlational design was used to assess burnout among nurses, and to explore the
difference burnout level among nurses at four
hospitals in Nablus district which are Nablus Specialty Hospital, Specialized Arab Hospital, which are private hospitals, in
addition to Al Watani Hospital and Rafidia Surgical Hospital which are governmental
hospitals. Out of the 420 nurses in Nablus district hospitals, 195 were selected
as study participants using stratified random sampling. Data collection tools: A
self-administered questionnaire of three parts: Demographic information, Occupation
information and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in the analysis using the Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences software (SPSS
version 22). Frequencies were used to describe the demographic characteristics
and work conditions. In addition to paired t-test and ANOVA to compare the means
between governmental and private hospitals, and to determine any significance inferential
statistics were generated at alpha level of P 0.05. Results: The majority of the participated nurses (95.4%) exhibited relatively high levels of Depersonalization, and (63.1%)
nurses expressed moderate levels of Emotional exhaustion while 28.2% reported
high Emotional exhaustion level. Conclusion: The study showed that nursing
burnout is a substantial problem among nurses
working in Governmental and Private Health sector hospitals. Also the study
highly revealed that nurses’ work conditions and demographic characteristics have
a significant effect and crucial role on the nurses feeling of burnout.