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The relationship between workload and burnout among nurses: The buffering role of personal, social and organisational resources

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  • Elisabeth Diehl
  • Sandra Rieger
  • Stephan Letzel
  • Anja Schablon
  • Albert Nienhaus
  • Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzon
  • Pavel Dietz

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Workload in the nursing profession is high, which is associated with poor health. Thus, it is important to get a proper understanding of the working situation and to analyse factors which might be able to mitigate the negative effects of such a high workload. In Germany, many people with serious or life-threatening illnesses are treated in non-specialized palliative care settings such as nursing homes, hospitals and outpatient care. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the buffering role of resources on the relationship between workload and burnout among nurses. A nationwide cross-sectional survey was applied. The questionnaire included parts of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) (scale ‘quantitative demands’ measuring workload, scale ‘burnout’, various scales to resources), the resilience questionnaire RS-13 and single self-developed questions. Bivariate and moderator analyses were performed. Palliative care aspects, such as the ‘extent of palliative care’, were incorporated to the analyses as covariates. 497 nurses participated. Nurses who reported ‘workplace commitment’, a ‘good working team’ and ‘recognition from supervisor’ conveyed a weaker association between ‘quantitative demands’ and ‘burnout’ than those who did not. On average, nurses spend 20% of their working time with palliative care. Spending more time than this was associated with ‘burnout’. The results of our study imply a buffering role of different resources on burnout. Additionally, the study reveals that the ‘extent of palliative care’ may have an impact on nurse burnout, and should be considered in future studies.

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  • Elisabeth Diehl & Sandra Rieger & Stephan Letzel & Anja Schablon & Albert Nienhaus & Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzon & Pavel Dietz, 2021. "The relationship between workload and burnout among nurses: The buffering role of personal, social and organisational resources," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(1), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0245798
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245798
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    1. Razan Ibrahim Awwad & Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani & Sameer Hamdan, 2022. "Examining the Relationships Between Frontline Bank Employees’ Job Demands and Job Satisfaction: A Mediated Moderation Model," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440221, February.
    2. Monica Eriksson & Elias Johannesson & Nóra Kerekes & Maria Emilsson & Sandra Pennbrant & Håkan Nunstedt, 2024. "Development and Psychometric Test of the Salutogenic Survey on Sustainable Working Life for Nurses: Identifying Resistance Resources against Stress," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(2), pages 1-15, February.

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