Assessment of job burnout in nurses working in ICUs of hospitals in Baghdad: A cross-‎sectional study in Iraq

objectives: Given the critical role of nurses in providing care to patients in life-threatening ‎conditions in intensive care units (ICUs), investigating the causes of job burnout is of great ‎importance. The present study aimed to determine the level and dimensions of job burnout ‎among nurses working in the intensive care units of hospitals in Baghdad.‎Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in ۲۰۲۵ using convenience ‎sampling. A total of ۲۶۵ nurses employed in the ICUs, Coronary Care Units (CCUs), and ‎dialysis wards of hospitals in Baghdad participated. Data were collected using a demographic ‎information form and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Descriptive and inferential ‎statistical tests were applied, including frequency, mean and standard deviation, independent t-‎test, Spearman and Pearson correlations, and hierarchical multiple regression. Data analysis was ‎performed using SPSS version ۲۶ (p-value< ۰.۰۵).‎Results: The level of job burnout among ICU nurses in Baghdad was moderate (Mean ± SD: ‎‎۷۰.۹۹ ± ۲۲.۶۴). Among the dimensions of burnout, emotional exhaustion had the highest score ‎‎(Mean ± SD: ۳۵.۳۳ ± ۱۱.۶۲). Moreover, age (B = -۰.۱۴۸, P = ۰.۰۰۰۱) and employment in the ‎private sector (B = -۰.۷۹۸, P = ۰.۰۰۰۱) had a significant and negative effect on job burnout, ‎while working in the dialysis unit (B = ۰.۲۶۶, P = ۰.۰۰۰۱) showed a significant and positive ‎effect (P < ۰.۰۵).‎Conclusions: There was a moderate level of job burnout among nurses working in the intensive ‎care units of hospitals in Baghdad, with emotional exhaustion being the most prominent ‎dimension. These results highlight the need for the development and continuation of programs ‎aimed at reducing emotional exhaustion and enhancing the physical and psychological well-being ‎of ICU nurses.‎

کلیدواژه ها:

Job burnout ، Nurse ، Intensive Care Unit‎