Okwaraji F E, Aguwa E N
Department of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Nsukka.
Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Nsukka.
Afr Health Sci. 2014 Mar;14(1):237-45. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v14i1.37.
The role of nurses in the health care delivery system cannot be overemphasized. Nurses are needed at all levels of healthcare and the profession requires a lot of dedication, time and energy with regards to patient management and service delivery. This time investment and dedication to duty is likely to lead to burnout and psychological distress among the nurses.
This study assesses the prevalence of burnout and psychological distress among nurses working in Nigerian tertiary health institution.
The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were used to assess 210 nurses working in this health institution for symptoms of burnout and psychological distress.
High levels of burnout were identified in 42.9% of the respondents in the area of emotional exhaustion, 47.6% in the area of depersonalization and 53.8% in the area of reduced personal accomplishment, while 44.1% scored positive in the GHQ-12 indicating presence of psychological distress.
Prevalence of burnout and psychological distress is high among nurses.
护士在医疗保健服务体系中的作用再怎么强调也不为过。各级医疗保健都需要护士,而且该职业在患者管理和服务提供方面需要大量的奉献精神、时间和精力。这种时间投入和对职责的奉献很可能导致护士出现职业倦怠和心理困扰。
本研究评估尼日利亚三级医疗机构护士职业倦怠和心理困扰的患病率。
采用马氏职业倦怠量表(MBI)和一般健康问卷(GHQ - 12)对该医疗机构的210名护士进行职业倦怠和心理困扰症状评估。
在情感耗竭方面,42.9%的受访者存在高水平的职业倦怠;去人格化方面为47.6%;个人成就感降低方面为53.8%;而在GHQ - 12中得分为阳性的占44.1%,表明存在心理困扰。
护士中职业倦怠和心理困扰的患病率很高。