Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Opoku, Douglas Aninng; Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame; Mohammed, Aliyu; Sulemana, Alhassan; Gyamfi, Abigail Owusuwaa; Owusu, Dominic Kwabena; Yeboah, Dorothy; Spangenberg, Kathryn; Ofosu, Hilda Maria; Edusei, Anthony Kwaku

doi:10.1002/nop2.1355

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“…5844-5858 Vol.8-N° 1, 2024, pp. 5844-5858 Journal Scientific MQRInvestigar 5848 (Opoku et al, 2023). En América se encuentran datos similares, así en un estudio brasileño de 2023, se reportó alrededor del 30% de agotamiento (de Lima Osório et al, 2023).…”

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Prevalencia del Síndrome de Burnout en el personal de salud de servicios generales de una clínica en la Ciudad de Cuenca Ecuador

González-Durán,

Andrade-Campoverde

2024

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Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), el agotamiento (o Burnout) es un síndrome resultante del estrés en el lugar de trabajo que no se ha gestionado con éxito. Objetivo: Caracterizar la prevalencia del síndrome de Burnout en el personal de salud de servicios generales de la Clínica Albán de la ciudad de Cuenca en el período Julio 2022 a mayo del 2023. Metodología: estudio cuantitativo, analítico, prospectivo, de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 40 trabajadores de la salud de la Clínica Albán. Se aplicó la escala MBI-HSS para medir el Burnout. Los datos fueron analizados con el programa SPSS, versión 20. Se calcularon frecuencias y porcentajes, y el estadígrafo X2 para la asociación de variables. Resultados: En el grupo de estudio predominaron los adultos jóvenes, del sexo femenino, de residencia urbana. Solo el 12,5% del personal de salud presentó Síndrome de Burnout. Hubo poca afectación en las tres esferas estudiadas. Conclusiones: El Burnout tuvo una prevalencia baja. Ningún factor mostró relación significativa con la presencia o no del síndrome, los sujetos más jóvenes, de menor experiencia y con jornadas laborales superiores a las ocho horas, presentan frecuencias mayores de Síndrome de Burnout.

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Prevalencia del Síndrome de Burnout en el personal de salud de servicios generales de una clínica en la Ciudad de Cuenca Ecuador

González-Durán,

Andrade-Campoverde

2024

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“…In Ghana, prehospital personnel can offer basic, advanced or critical emergency medical services [ 23 ]. Some studies in Ghana have assessed occupational injuries [ 24 , 25 ], and burnout [ 26 , 27 ] among healthcare workers (such as nurses, physicians and laboratory technicians). However, there is no available data on the prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among EMTs of the Ghana National Ambulance Service.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among emergency medical technicians in Northern Ghana

Awini¹,

Opoku

Ayisi-Boateng

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Background Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are the primary providers of prehospital emergency medical services. The operations of EMTs increase their risks of being exposed to occupational injuries. However, there is a paucity of data on the prevalence of occupational injuries among EMTs in sub-Saharan Africa. This study, therefore, sought to estimate the prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among EMTs in the northern part of Ghana. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 154 randomly recruited EMTs in the northern part of Ghana. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data on participants’ demographic characteristics, facility-related factors, personal protective equipment use, and occupational injuries. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses with a backward stepwise approach were used to examine the determinants of occupational injuries among EMTs. Results In the 12 months preceding data collection, the prevalence of occupational injuries among EMTs was 38.6%. Bruises (51.8%), and sprains/strains (14.3%) were the major types of injuries reported among the EMTs. The key determinants of occupational injury among EMTs were male sex (AOR: 3.39, 95%CI: 1.41–8.17), an absence of a health and safety committee at the workplace (AOR: 3.92, 95%CI: 1.63–9.43), absence of health and safety policy at the workplace (AOR: 2.76, 95%CI: 1.26–6.04) and dissatisfaction with health and safety measures at the workplace (AOR: 2.51, 95%CI: 1.10–5.71). Conclusion In the twelve months before to the data collection for this study, the prevalence of occupational injuries among EMTs of the Ghana National Ambulance Service was high. The creation of health and safety committees, the creation of health and safety rules, and the strengthening of current health and safety procedures for EMTs are all possible ways to lessen this.

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“…About half of the global shortage of healthcare workers is attributable to nurses and midwives [1]. Tis has been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic with its associated high workload, frequency of nurse absenteeism, increased levels of burnout, and turnover intention [3][4][5][6]. Mosallam et al defned turnover intention as "the fnal cognitive step leading to actual turnover and that it is the main factor impacting turnover" [7].…”

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Factors Influencing Turnover Intention among Nurses and Midwives in Ghana

Boateng

Opoku

Ayisi-Boateng

et al. 2022

Nursing Research and Practice

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Background. Nurse turnover intention, defined as a measure of nurses’ desire to leave their positions, is a global public health issue with a grave impact on the healthcare workforce. However, literature on it is limited in sub-Saharan Africa, an at-risk region. This study aimed to determine the predictors of turnover intention among nursing staff at a tertiary hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Methods. This was an institution-basedcross-sectional study conducted among 226 randomly selected nurses and midwives working at a tertiary healthcare center in Kumasi, Ghana. Data were collected by using a structured questionnaire. Significant predictors of turnover intention were analyzed by using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value <0.05 was used. Results. The prevalence of turnover intention among study participants was 87.2% (197/226). About two-thirds (61.5%, 139/226) of the participants were exposed to a high level of workplace hazards. Management support (AOR = 3.09, 95% CI = 1.09–8.75), salary (AOR = 0.07, 95% CI = 0.01–0.46), inadequate number of staff on duty per shift (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.08–10.47) and participants’ rank (AOR = 6.81, 95% CI = 1.18–39.16) were significantly associated with turnover intention. Conclusion. Overall, the turnover intention was high. Hence, there is a need for policymakers, health administrators, and nurse managers to implement strategies such as increasing staff strength, providing adequate support, incentives, and other forms of motivation for nurses and midwives to help reduce the rate of turnover intention.

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Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

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Prevalencia del Síndrome de Burnout en el personal de salud de servicios generales de una clínica en la Ciudad de Cuenca Ecuador

Prevalencia del Síndrome de Burnout en el personal de salud de servicios generales de una clínica en la Ciudad de Cuenca Ecuador

Prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among emergency medical technicians in Northern Ghana

Factors Influencing Turnover Intention among Nurses and Midwives in Ghana

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