Evaluation of burnout in oncology nurses

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Nurses are subjected to occupational stress factors that can result in the syndrome of burnout. The problem addressed by this study was the evaluation of levels of burnout in oncology nurses and variables that related to its occurrence. A randomized sample of 152 members of the Oncology Nursing Society who returned the tools used to measure burnout was included in the study analysis. These tools were the Staff Burnout Scale for Health Professionals and the Yasko survey tool. The study found that oncology nurses sampled were not at any greater risk of burnout than other hospital-based nurses. The oncology nurses in this study experienced a moderate degree of burnout, scoring a mean of 52.7 points on the Staff Burnout Scale. Potential range for scores was 20–140. This is only slightly higher than the mean of 51.1 reported by Joyce Yasko for clinical nurse specialists. Variables correlated with development of higher scores of burnout were availability of psychological support; amount of job stress or tension experienced; level of job satisfaction, i.e., the presence of positive or negative feelings about work; and the presence of certain sources of stress, such as organizational problems or physicians. Age and years of experience were mildly correlated with burnout scores.

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