• BMJ open · Jan 2014

    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, and SUBLIN Study Team.
    • Cardiac Critical Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
    • BMJ Open. 2014 Jan 1; 4 (6): e004813.

    ObjectivesThe 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.DesignObservational study.Setting17 ICUs from 10 tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning, China.Participants431 ICU nurses from 14 ICUs nested in 10 tertiary-level hospitals in Liaoning, China, were invited during October and November 2010.Primary MeasuresBurnout was measured using the 22-item Chinese version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Health Service Survey (MBI-HSS) questionnaires.Results14 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.ConclusionsThe 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.Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.

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