Peculiarities of professional burnout of nurses in war condition
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https://doi.org/10.61751/bmbr/1.2024.64Keywords:
healthcare professionals, health factors, medical care for the military, emotional exhaustion, regression analysisAbstract
Professional burnout among inpatient nurses who provide medical care to wounded military personnel is a
significant problem for healthcare facilities, as it negatively affects the quality of care and requires further study to develop
preventive measures at the individual and group levels to prevent it. The study aimed to conduct a comparative assessment
of professional burnout among inpatient nurses providing medical care to military and civilian populations. A survey of
292 inpatient nurses was conducted. The level of professional burnout was determined according to the questionnaire
by K. Maslach and S. Jackson. Correlation and regression analysis were used to determine the leading factors influencing
the development of professional burnout in nurses. The study determined that the high level of emotional exhaustion
in nurses who constantly worked with the military was 1.6 times (p = 0.038) higher than in nurses who were engaged in
providing medical care to civilians and rarely worked with the military, depersonalisation was 1.8 times (p = 0.007), and
the reduction of personal achievements was 1.9 times (p = 0.022). Using multivariate linear regression analysis, it was
found that the presence of chronic diseases, age, length of service, the number of night shifts worked during the month,
as well as the presence of children with a high level of statistical significance affect the development of professional
burnout in nurses during the war. Conducting activities with nurses in the form of courses or lectures aimed at improving
communication competencies helps to reduce the level of professional burnout
Received: 20.11.2023 | Revised: 25.01.2024 | Accepted: 27.02.2024
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