Journal
NURSING REPORTS
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 1090-1100Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nursrep13030095
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nurses; healthcare workers; burnout; satisfaction; workplace
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Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation. This study found that nurses had higher levels of burnout and lower satisfaction compared to other healthcare workers. The nursing profession was identified as an independent factor influencing burnout and satisfaction, while various demographic and job characteristics also played a role.
Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we investigated the influence of demographics and job characteristics on burnout and satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 1760 HCWs during June 2023. We used the single-item burnout measure and the Job Satisfaction Survey. In our sample, 91.1% of nurses experienced high levels of burnout, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 79.9%. Nurses' satisfaction was lower than other HCWs. In particular, 61.0% of nurses experienced low levels of satisfaction, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 38.8%. Multivariable analysis identified that nurses, HCWs with an MSc/PhD diploma, shift workers, and those who considered their workplace as understaffed had higher burnout score and lower satisfaction score. Our results showed that the nursing profession was an independent factor of burnout and satisfaction. Several other demographic and job characteristics affected burnout and satisfaction. Policy makers, organizations, and managers should adopt appropriate interventions to improve work conditions.
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