Organizational Commitment Is Negatively Associated with Burnout Among Nephrology Nurses

• Published in: Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 253 - 259
• Main Authors: Tuval, Atalia, Berar-Yanay, Noa, Haimovich, Milana, Perlman, Saritte, Ziv-Baran, Tomer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pitman Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.05.2021; Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
• Subjects: Burn out (Psychology); Burnout; Hemodialysis; Job satisfaction; Likert scale; Nephrology; Nurses; Nursing; Occupational psychology; Organizational behavior; Patient safety; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Registered nurses; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Sociodemographics; Work environment; Working hours; Workloads; Israel
• ISSN: 1526-744X; 1526-744X; 2163-5390
• DOI: 10.37526/1526-744X.2021.48.3.253

This study examines the association between burnout and organizational commitment in nephrology nurses working in hemodialysis. A cross-sectional study of all nurses working in a hospital hemodialysis unit was conducted. Low to medium level of burnout and a high level of organizational commitment were documented. A significant negative correlation was found between burnout and organizational commitment. Burnout was significantly higher among nurses who had made a career shift in the past, and lower levels of burnout were documented among married nurses. In a multivariate analysis, lower levels of burnout and a higher number of children were significantly associated with higher organizational commitment. Burnout is a negative independent predictor for organizational commitment. Interventions focused on reducing burnout among nurses should be implemented to improve organizational commitment.