Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2024 Aug 28;66(1):e1-e7. doi: 10.4102/safp.v66i1.5906.
Burnout is a syndrome that is understood as emanating from chronic workplace stressors that have not been managed successfully. Little is known about the causes of burnout among nurses in South Africa. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout and its impact on depression and assess the relationship between burnout and depression among nurses at a Johannesburg private hospital.
Nurses at a private hospital in Johannesburg were asked about their exposure to depression and burnout using a closed-ended questionnaire as part of a quantitative, cross-sectional study design. A p-value 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The respondents were selected using the simple-random sampling method. The collected data were analysed using IBM-SPSS version 28.
The study involved 112 nurses, of whom 95 (84.8%) were females. Most of the nurses, that is, 56 (50.0%) were registered nurses. Emotional exhaustion (p = 0.001) and depersonalisation (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with depression. Work experience (p = 0.001) and depersonalisation (p = 0.002) had an impact on depression.
The study revealed a high prevalence of burnout among nurses at a Johannesburg private hospital. The study found that depression was significantly associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation. The study also found that work experience and depersonalisation have an impact on depression.Contribution: The study's recommendations can help mitigate burnout and improve the well-being of nurses, ultimately enhancing the quality of healthcare services provided at the hospital.
burnout 是一种综合征，被认为是由未成功管理的慢性工作场所压力源引起的。南非护士 burnout 的原因知之甚少。本研究旨在确定 burnout 的患病率及其对抑郁的影响，并评估约翰内斯堡一家私立医院护士 burnout 与抑郁之间的关系。
作为一项定量、横断面研究设计的一部分，约翰内斯堡一家私立医院的护士被要求使用封闭式问卷报告他们是否接触过抑郁和 burnout。p 值 0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。使用简单随机抽样法选择受访者。使用 IBM-SPSS 版本 28 分析收集的数据。
该研究涉及 112 名护士，其中 95 名（84.8%）为女性。大多数护士，即 56 名（50.0%）为注册护士。情感耗竭（p=0.001）和去人性化（p=0.001）与抑郁显著相关。工作经验（p=0.001）和去人性化（p=0.002）对抑郁有影响。
该研究显示约翰内斯堡一家私立医院护士 burnout 的患病率很高。研究发现抑郁与情感耗竭和去人性化显著相关。研究还发现工作经验和去人性化对抑郁有影响。
研究建议可以帮助减轻 burnout，提高护士的幸福感，最终提高医院提供的医疗服务质量。
