Burnout among Emergency Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic at Hail Governmental Hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Siam, Bahia Galal A Hassan Alrasheedi, Latifah Nawaf
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	BackgroundNurses' burnout is an extended response to stressors at work, which leads to a negative self-concept and reduces the professional outcome. This study aimed to evaluate the level of burnout among emergency nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2021 to December 2021. A total of 77 emergency nurses from King Khalid hospital 42 (54.5%), and King Salman Specialist hospital 35 (45.5%) in Hail city of Saudi Arabia, were selected using a convenient sampling method and included in the study. A self-administered questionnaire consisted of the socio-demographics data sheet, and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) tool to evaluate nurses' burnout.ResultsThe overall rate of burnout among the studied nurses was moderate, with mean scores of 39±10. The highest rate was for personal burnout with mean scores of 41.4±16.5, while the lowest score was for client-related burnout with mean scores of 37.8±10.5. The total burnout mean scores for all dimensions of CBI are higher in divorced (46.7), older age (44.5), nursing technicians (43.4), low years of experience (42.5), lower educational level (41.9), non-Saudi (41.0), and males (40.5).ConclusionThe prevalence of burnout among nurses in government hospitals in Hail city was moderate, which should be considered. No statistically significant association were found between socio-demographic variables and the mean scores of CBI. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the factors associated with the occurrence of burnout, provide a training program to reduce it, and improve the mental and physical health of the emergency nurses.
ISSN	10291857
Journal	Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
Volume Number	32
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9692153
Issue Number	6
PubMed reference number	36475250
e-ISSN	24137170
DOI	10.4314/ejhs.v32i6.23
Language	English
Publisher	Research and Publications Office of Jimma University
Publisher Date	2022-11-01
Publisher Place	Jimma, Ethiopia
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. © 2022 Bahia G.A., et al.
Subject Keyword	Coronavirus Emergency Nurses Pandemics Professional burnout Saudi Arabia
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine