Burnout syndrome among nurses at a military medical academy in Serbia

Abstract

Objectives: Healthcare workers are the professional group at higher risk of burnout than others. It is the underlying reason for medical errors and the general decrease in quality of patient care and is related to poor patient-healthcare worker relationships. Healthcare workers who work with military personnel have specificities compared to healthcare workers who work only with civilians.Methods: A cross-sectional study among 171 nurses at the Military Medical Academy was conducted. The questionnaire consisted of items regarding socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle characteristics, workplace environment, workplace stress, strategies of stress management, symptoms and signs of workplace-related stress, and the Serbian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.Results: The prevalence of burnout was 46.2%. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the burnout was associated with stating that they would not choose the same profession again (OR = 4.54, 95% CI: 1.53-14.50) and with not being interested in the work (OR = 4.86, 95% CI: 1.58-14.92). Conclusion:The prevalence of burnout is relatively high among nurses at the Medical Military Academy in Belgrade and is associated with factors in the work environment.

Prevalence of burnout among military personnel in the plateau region of China: a cross-sectional survey

“…In terms of demographic data, our study found no significant associations between gender, marital status, and identity of military with burnout. These findings align with previous studies [ 51 – 53 ], but contradict research indicating that women are more susceptible to burnout than men [ 54 ]. Furthermore, we observed a significant association between burnout and age among military personnel, consistent with Vojvodic's findings [ 19 , 55 ].…”