The Relationship between Resiliency and Burnout in Nurses

Background and objective: Burnout is one of the key factors in reducing efficiency and it causes loss of manpower and physical complications . Personality characteristics such as resiliency is abuffer against stressful events and work-related psychological problems such as burnout. Given the important role of nurses in health-care system , this study investigates The relationship between resiliency and burnout in nurses. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on ۳۰۴ nurses working in the hospitals in Tehran, ۲۰۱۰. The subjects were chosen by multi-stage cluster sampling. The instruments were Maslach burnout inventory (MBI), Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale (CD-RISC) and a demographic check-list. The data was analyzed by SPSS-۱۸. Results: Overall, the findings showed high emotional exhaustion, (۳۲.۶% in frequency ۹.۹% in intensity), depersonalization (۲۵.۷% in frequency ۱۸.۱% in severity) and personal failure (۴۲.۱% in frequency ۶۰.۹% in severity). The relationship between burnout and resiliency was significant (۰.۰۱ ). Conclusion: Given the resiliency is one of the predictors of burnout we recommend some workshops to increase the resiliency-related skills of the nurses.

کلیدواژه ها:

Resiliency ، Nurses ، Burnout ، تاب آوری ، پرستاران ، فرسودگی شغلی