BURNOUT SYNDROME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG NURSES IN SELECTED PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA, 2017/18.

Abstract

Burnout was first introduced into the literature by Freudenberger in the early 1970s. The Burnout Syndrome has been defined as a response to the chronic work stress typically found in professionals working in care service organizations. Objective: To assess burnout syndrome and factors associated with the burnout syndrome among nurses in MTUTH, G/Tsadik Shao and Tepi Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017/18 Methodology: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital, Gebretsadik Shawo General Hospital and Tepi primary hospital from February 1st, 2018 to April 1st, 2018. Total number of nurses who were available during data collection period were taken as a whole. Data was collected using the predesigned tools like Maslach’s Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey, Oslo social support scale, Athens insomnia scale and self-reporting questionnaire version 20. Data were entered using Epi Data version 3.1 and transferred to statistical package for social science version 21 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was employed and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to assess degree of association between variables. P value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Result: Around 23% of respondents were fullfilling criteria for burnout syndrome. Factors like perfectionism [AOR= 0.32, 95% CI (0.14, 0.73)], good interaction with co-workers [AOR= 0.34, 95% CI (0.16, 0.72)], and intending to leave working institution [AOR=2.18, (1.02, 4.65)], were significantly associated with burnout syndrome. Conclusion and recommendation: This study shows that from one-quarter of them fulfilling criteria for burnout syndrome and factors like; age, perfectionism, and intending to leave work were significantly associated with burnout syndrome. And those selected health institutions should control the interaction between each staff member and give appropriate direction and should create stable working environment