Quantitative analysis of burnout and its associated factors in AIDS nursing
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in AIDS Care
- Vol. 3 (2) , 181-192
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540129108253061
Abstract
A study was conducted to examine burnout and associated factors in the nursing care of AIDS patients in the hospital setting. Oncology nurses served as a comparison group and 64 subjects completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Although nurses working in the area of Oncology suffered burnout with greater frequency, nurses working in the area of AIDS showed greater intensity of burnout after adjustment for frequency of burnout. The study identified hospital differences in burnout scores, lending support to the environmental model of burnout proposed by Maslach. Male nurses were as likely to suffer burnout as female nurses. Having previously worked in other stressful areas did not influence burnout scores. On the other hand nurses who had worked in a particular unit for a greater length of time were more likely to suffer burnout, and age significantly influenced burnout inversely.Keywords
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