Burnout and associated occupational stresses among Chinese nurses: A cross-sectional study in three hospitals

Abstract

Background There is literature scarcity relating to burnout and other work stresses in relation to Chinese nursing-workforce performance. Objectives To assess the relationship between self-esteem versus burnout; and effort-reward ratio versus favorability to the work environment, among Chinese nurses. Methods We employed four validated questionnaires in the assessment burnout, self-esteem, effortreward ratio, and favorability of nursing workplace; Maslach-Burnout Inventory (MBI), Rosenberg's self-esteem (RS), Effort-Reward imbalance (ERI) and Work-Environment Scale questionnaires (WES). Linear and ordinal regression models were utilized to assess the relationships between the variables. Analyses were conducted by using SPSS at a 95% level of significance. Results We assessed 487 (Mean age: 38.8±7.1 years) nurses from three hospitals. Higher selfesteem was associated with a lower level of emotional exhaustion (Unstandardized coefficient:-0.579, p-Value<0.001); and a lower level of depersonalization (Unstandardized coefficient:-0.212, p-Value = 0.001). The relationship between self-esteem and personal achievement did not reach statistical significance. A higher effort-reward ratio was associated with less likelihood that nurses would consider their work environment favorable (Logit estimate of-0.832, p-Value = 0.014).

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