Burnout among nurses is a significant problem in a nursing home and hurts clinical outcomes. Global research has shown that the prevalence of burnout ranging from 30% to 80%. However, this is an unknown statistic among nurses working at a nursing home in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of burnout among nursing staff working in nursing homes, Malaysia. A crosssectional study was conducted from March-September 2019 on a group of nurses (N=150) with a response rate of 85.3% (128/150). The distribution of the Maslach burnout inventory scores among the study group revealed that the majority 51.8% had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 61.3% scored high on depersonalization, and the majority 62.8% had high levels of reduced personal accomplishment. High levels of burnout were found in 60.6% of the nurses, and 10.2 % had moderate burnout levels. Nurses are generally related to intense pressure and high-level exhaustion because of their high demanding, challenging, and stressful job characteristic. The findings of this study expected to help a related organization such as private nursing homes and allied industries in the development of policy to improve the quality of human resources. Further studies are required to determine the prevalence of burnout in the public nursing home and identify factors associated with burnout in nurses.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in physical activity knowledge among university students after exposure to Interactive Physical Activity Education Program (IPAEP). In current globalization, physical inactivity or sedentary lifestyle becomes a major underlying cause of chronic diseases worldwide. There is a growing concern of inadequate physical activity levels among young adult especially university students. The acquisition and dissemination of physical activity recommendations through physical activity program are essential in the delivery of an adequate level of physical activity knowledge among university students Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted, and data were collected using a questionnaire among students (n=116) of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, to evaluate the changes of physical activity knowledge after exposure to IPAEP intervention. All of them participated in 10 weeks of IPAEP intervention. In the IPAEP intervention, students were exposed to interactive lectures and various online activities related to types, risks, benefits, and key recommendations of physical activity. Pre- and post-intervention surveys were taking place before and after the program to evaluate the same measure, which is the physical activity knowledge. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25.0. Paired-sample t-tests were used to evaluate the differences between pre- and post-intervention of the physical activity knowledge scores. Result: The present study showed a significant increment in physical activity knowledge score (P-value <0.001) among university students after participating in IPAEP intervention. Conclusion: Since the present study emphasized physical activity education for university students, the IPAEP could contribute to better physical activity knowledge which eventually beneficial for their active lifestyle in the future.
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