The relationship between burnout, depression and anxiety among nurses in a psychiatric unit
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The relationship between burnout, depression and anxiety among nurses in a psychiatric unit
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The study was to assess the relationships between burnout, depression, and anxiety among nurses in a psychiatric unit at Erada mental health and complex hospital using a convenient sampling method. Out of 172 participants, primarily female (52.3%), over 30 years old (52.9%), holding a Baccalaureate degree (45.9%), and married (56.4%). The participants’ experience predominantly ranged between 6-10 years (39.5%), with fewer participants having more than 10 years of experience (33.1%). With regards to stress, the majority of participants fell in the mild (36.6%) and moderate (19.8%) categories. In terms of burnout, the majority of participants (58.1%) reported high levels of personal accomplishment, while 43.6% reported low levels of emotional exhaustion, and 49.4% reported low levels of depersonalization. Pearson correlation coefficients showed that all domains of the DASS-21 were positively correlated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, with the strength of the correlation ranging from moderate to strong. For depression, the correlation coefficient with emotional exhaustion was 0.68 (p<.01) and with depersonalization was 0.54 (p<.01). For anxiety, the correlation coefficient with emotional exhaustion was 0.52 (p<.01) and with depersonalization was 0.46 (p<.01). For stress, the correlation coefficient with emotional exhaustion was 0.45 (p<.01) and with depersonalization was 0.35 (p<.01). On the other hand, all domains of the DASS-21 were negatively correlated with personal accomplishment, with the strength of the correlation ranging from weak to moderate. For depression, the correlation coefficient with personal accomplishment was -0.32 (p<.05). For anxiety, the correlation coefficient with personal accomplishment was -0.28 (p<.05). For stress, the correlation coefficient with personal accomplishment was -0.21 (p=.07), which was not statistically significant. In conclusion, there is a significant positive correlation between burnout, depression, and anxiety among nurses working in a psychiatric unit whereas personal accomplishment is negatively correlated with depression, anxiety and stress.
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