Citation

Tomás-Sábado J, Maynegre-Santaulària M, Pérez-Bartolomé M, Alsina-Rodríguez M, Quinta-Barbero R, Granell-Navas S. Enferm. Clin. 2010; 20(3): 173-178.

Vernacular Title

Sindrome de burnout y riesgo suicida en enfermeras de atencion primaria.

Affiliation

Escola Universitària d'Infermeria Gimbernat, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, España. joaquin.tomas@cesc.es

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.enfcli.2010.03.004

PMID

20466575

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To observe the prevalence of the burnout syndrome and the relationship with suicide risk, self-esteem, anxiety and depression, in a sample of primary care nurses. METHOD: Observational, cross-sectional and correlational study. The sample consisted of 146 nursing professionals, 131 women and 15 men, with an average age of 44.02 years (SD=10.89). Participants responded to a questionnaire which included the Spanish forms of the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI), the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale (SR), the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (KUAS), the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). In the inferential statistical analysis, Pearson's r coefficients and multiple linear regression were calculated. RESULTS: Significant correlations between suicidal risk and anxiety, depression, self-esteem, emotional exhaustion and personal performance, were obtained. In the multiple regression analysis, depression was the main predictor of suicidal risk, followed by anxiety and emotional exhaustion. CONCLUSIONS: The scores obtained in burnout and suicidal risk were, in general, lower than those observed in other studies, emphasising the high level observed in personal performance, which reflects reasonable professional satisfaction. The results show the important role of working atmosphere and early recognition of mental disorders in burnout and suicidal risk prevention.

Language: es