Burnout, Professional Self-Efficacy, and Life Satisfaction as Predictors of Job Performance in Health Care Workers: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

• Published in: Journal of primary care & community health Vol. 13; p. 21501319221101845
• Main Authors: Bernales-Turpo, Deisy, Quispe-Velasquez, Roy, Flores-Ticona, Diony, Saintila, Jacksaint, Ruiz Mamani, Percy G., Huancahuire-Vega, Salomón, Morales-García, Mardel, Morales-García, Wilter C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Burnout; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health care; Health Personnel; Humans; Job performance; Job Satisfaction; Latin America Health: Public Policy and Primary Care; Life satisfaction; Male; Medical personnel; Nurses; Pandemics; Personal Satisfaction; Professionals; Questionnaires; Self Efficacy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work; Work Engagement; Work Performance; Workers; professional self-efficacy; job performance; work engagement; health care workers; life satisfaction; burnout
• ISSN: 2150-1319; 2150-1327
• DOI: 10.1177/21501319221101845

Background: It is essential to identify the factors that influence the work performance of health professionals working in health care facilities, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, since these factors have an impact on the quality of medical care provided to the population. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between job burnout, professional self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and job performance in Peruvian health care workers. Methods: Cross-sectional explanatory study, with the voluntary participation of 508 health professionals (physicians and nurses) of both sexes (70.7% women, 29.3% men), and from different health facilities in the city of Lima. All participants were administered the Single Burnout Item questionnaire, the Professional Self-Efficacy Scale (AU-10), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL), the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ), and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. Results: In the SEM analysis, it was found that for the mediation model the incremental goodness-of-fit indices were significant (χ2 = 2292.313, gl = 659, P < .001, χ2/gl = 2.788). Career self-efficacy (β = .557, P < .001) and life satisfaction (β = .289, P < .001) were positive predictors of work engagement. While burnout was a negative predictor (β = .878, P < .001). The consistent mediation of work engagement of professional self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and burnout had a positive predictor effect on job performance (β = .878, P < .001). Conclusion: Research provides evidence that professional self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and burnout could influence job performance through work engagement.