New Burnout Evaluation Model Based on the Brief Burnout Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties for Nursing

Abstract

Health care personnel are considered one of the worker sectors most exposed to heavier workloads and work stress. One of the consequences associated with the exposure to chronic stress is the development of burnout syndrome. Given that evaluating this syndrome requires addressing the context in which they are to be used, the purpose of this work was to analyze the psychometric properties and structure of the Burnout Brief Questionnaire (CBB), and to propose a more suitable version for its application to health professionals, and more specifically nurses. The final study sample was made up of 1236 working nursing professionals. An exploratory factorial analysis was carried out and a new model was proposed through a confirmatory factorial analysis. Thus, validation of the CBB questionnaire for nursing health care personnel showed an adequate discrimination of the items and a high internal consistency of the scale. With respect to the factorial analysis, four factors were extracted from the revised model. Specifically, these new factors, called job dissatisfaction, social climate, personal impact, and motivational abandonment, showed an adequate index of adjustment. Thus, the Brief Burnout Questionnaire Revised for nursing staff has favorable psychometric properties, and this model can be applied to all health care professionals.

Measurement Invariance of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) Across Seven Cross-National Representative Samples

“…Research over the past decades has shown that burnout has a host of negative consequences for individuals (e.g., Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and severe injuries), organizations (e.g., absenteeism, poor performance and job dissatisfaction) and society at large (e.g., early mortality, hospitalization and disability pensions; for a review, see: [ 2 , 3 ]). Burnout has also been connected to the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals (e.g., nursing) [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Moreover, research has firmly established that burnout and its consequences exist in various occupations and environments [ 7 , 8 ].…”

A Multicentre Study of Burnout Prevalence and Related Psychological Variables in Medical Area Hospital Nurses

“…Others inform that burnout increases patients’ and families complaints to the institution [15]. Nurses can also present different symptoms such as insomnia, musculoskeletal pain, headache or institutions can also suffer nurses’ absenteeism [16].…”

Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy and Empathy as Predictors of Overall Self-Esteem in Nursing by Years of Experience

“…Perceived Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief, derived from his or her own experiences, about their ability to control their surroundings (Bandura, 1977). It is a personal construct widely studied in the scope of Organizational Psychology, and is considered a powerful antecedent for engagement and job performance, as well as a buffer against burnout (Barbaranelli et al, 2018) and is taken into account in instruments that value the burnout from a multidimensional perspective (Pérez-Fuentes et al, 2017, 2018b). On the other hand, longitudinal studies have demonstrated that positive thoughts about one's Self-efficacy contribute to maintaining optimal levels of self-esteem to the extent that individuals feel they have a greater ability to confront stressful situations (Caprara et al, 2013).…”