Burnout syndrome and association with work stress in nursing staff in public hospital of the northern border of Mexico

• Published in: Archives of psychiatric nursing Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 571 - 576
• Main Authors: Acosta-Ramos, Samuel, Ramirez-Martinez, Flor Rocio, Reveles Manriquez, Ivette Janeth, Galindo-Odilon, Maria, Estrada-Esparza, Sibly Yanin, Trejo-Franco, Juana, Flores-Padilla, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Burnout; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depersonalization; Exhaustion; Female; Hospitals, Public; Humans; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Nurses; Nursing Staff; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work stress; Mexico; Burnout; Depersonalization; Exhaustion; Nurses; Work stress
• ISSN: 0883-9417; 1532-8228
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.07.002

Currently in Mexico, there is a lack of published research assessing nursing burnout in a consistent manner. The pressure of having to provide quality care to low income patients can be a serious factor triggering work stress in the nursing professional. The aim of this study was to establish the connection between burnout, work stress and both demographic and labor factors in nursing staff. A sample of 424 nurses participated in the descriptive and cross-sectional study. Each of the participants answered a questionnaire with two validated instruments, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey and the Nursing Stress Scale, both in their Spanish version, as well as a demographic and labor survey of the authors' own creation. A bivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine any significant association between the variables. We found a prevalence of 65.09% in mid-level burnout syndrome among the female sex. Men, on the other hand, featured a high level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, whereas the female sex showed significantly lower levels of depersonalization. Most of the staff showed acute stress levels. Some factors found in the potential development of burnout were work shift, position, department and gender. •Burnout is failure to adapt to work, characterized by associated physical symptoms, demotivation and emotional exhaustion.•Works stress tends to cause exhaustion, absenteeism, and it can trigger some metabolic diseases.•Gender, marital status, morning work shift and Critical Services are risk factors of burnout and work stress.•Nurses have the highest risk of burnout due to work overload and their direct exposure to patients, illness, and death.