Burnout syndrome and self-efficacy among nurses

• Main Authors: Bešević-Ćomić Viktorija, Bosankić Nina, Draganović Selvira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medical Society of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, University of Banja Luka. Faculty of Medicine 2014-01-01
• Series: Scripta Medica
• Subjects: burnout syndrome; self-efficacy; intention to change profession
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2490-3329/2014/0350-82181401026B.pdf

Introduction. The aim of this research was to investigate the presence and level of relationship of burnout dimensions with perceived general self-efficacy in relation to the length of service of nurses. Participants were nurse employees of a Cantonal Hospital "Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić" Bihać (N=102) who work directly with patients. Materials and Methods. Maslach burnout inventory MBI-HSS. was used to test burnout in the workplace. Generel self-efficacy was measured by a short version of the original general self-efficacy scale by Schwarzer et al. Conclusion. Research results indicate low level of burnout in the workplace with a tendency towards moderate. More specifically, moderate emotional exhaustion, low depersonalization and high personal accomplishment. Perceived self efficacy is associated with depersonalisation (rs= -0.26, p<0.05) and personal accopmlishment (rs =0.41, p<0.05), whilst intention to change profession is affected by perceived self efficacy, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment.