Job burnout among critical care nurses from 14 adult intensive care units in Northeastern China: a cross-sectional survey

Xiao-Chun Zhang, De-Sheng Huang, Peng Guan, SUBLIN Study Team, Chun-Mei Gu, Li-Huan Hu, Hong-Fei Li, Li-Hong Liu, Long-Feng Sun, Xuan Wang, Xiao-Jiang Yu, Jun-Li Zhang, Li-Hong Zhang, Shen-Ping Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhao, Li-Yuan Zhen, Xiao-Chun Zhang, De-Sheng Huang, Peng Guan, SUBLIN Study Team, Chun-Mei Gu, Li-Huan Hu, Hong-Fei Li, Li-Hong Liu, Long-Feng Sun, Xuan Wang, Xiao-Jiang Yu, Jun-Li Zhang, Li-Hong Zhang, Shen-Ping Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhao, Li-Yuan Zhen

Abstract

Objectives: The shortage of qualified nurses is one of the critical challenges in the field of healthcare. Among the contributing factors, job burnout has been indicated as a risk factor for the intention to leave. The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the local status and reference data for coping strategies for intensive care unit (ICU)-nurse burnout among Liaoning ICU nurses.

Design: Observational study.

Setting: 17 ICUs from 10 tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning, China.

Participants: 431 ICU nurses from 14 ICUs nested in 10 tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning, China, were invited during October and November 2010.

Primary measures: Burnout was measured using the 22-item Chinese version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Health Service Survey (MBI-HSS) questionnaires.

Results: 14 ICUs responded actively and were included; the response rate was 87.7% among the 486 invited participants from these 17 ICUs. The study population was a young population, with the median age 25 years, IQR 23-28 years and female nurses accounted for the major part (88.5%). 68 nurses (16%) were found to have a high degree of burnout, earning high emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation scores together with a low personal accomplishment score.

Conclusions: The present study indicated a moderate distribution of burnout among ICU nurses in Liaoning, China. An investigation into the burnout levels of this population could bring more attention to ICU caregivers.

Keywords: Burnout; Intensive Care Units; nurses.

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Framework of study to understand burnout among Liaoning intensive care unit nurses, the SUBLIN study.

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