Burnout among nurses: a multicentric comparative study.

OBJETIVO: to identify and compare burnout levels between Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian nurses. METHOD: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, comparative and cross-sectional study conducted using a sample of 1,052 nurses working in hospitals and primary care centers. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were applied to nurses in Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, Spain (n=269) and S. Paulo, Brazil (n=477). Data analysis was performed using descriptive, inferential and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: approximately 42% of the nurses showed moderate/high levels of burnout, with no differences found between countries (Portugal and Brazil 42%, Spain 43%). Only depersonalization showed differences between countries, presenting Spain the highest level and Portugal the lowest one. Comparative analysis showed higher burnout levels in young nurses and those working by shifts. Considering job schedules, burnout was associated to shift work in Portugal, while in Spain and Brazil it was associated with fixed schedules. CONCLUSION: these results suggest that this syndrome among nurses is a global phenomenon. The daily stressors and higher demands of the nursing profession are crucial in the preparation of nurses to deal with complex situations, to avoid burnout, and to reduce the negative impact on nurses' health and on the quality of care they provide.

Burnout among nurses: a multicentric comparative study / Burnout entre enfermeiros: um estudo multicêntrico comparativo / Burnout entre enfermeros: un estudio multicéntrico comparativo

Objetivo: to identify and compare burnout levels between Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian nurses. Method: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, comparative and cross-sectional study conducted using a sample of 1,052 nurses working in hospitals and primary care centers. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were applied to nurses in Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, Spain (n=269) and S. Paulo, Brazil (n=477). Data analysis was performed using descriptive, inferential and multivariate analysis. Results: approximately 42% of the nurses showed moderate/high levels of burnout, with no differences found between countries (Portugal and Brazil 42%, Spain 43%). Only depersonalization showed differences between countries, presenting Spain the highest level and Portugal the lowest one. Comparative analysis showed higher burnout levels in young nurses and those working by shifts. Considering job schedules, burnout was associated to shift work in Portugal, while in Spain and Brazil it was associated with fixed schedules. Conclusion: these results suggest that this syndrome among nurses is a global phenomenon. The daily stressors and higher demands of the nursing profession are crucial in the preparation of nurses to deal with complex situations, to avoid burnout, and to reduce the negative impact on nurses' health and on the quality of care they provide.

Objetivo: identificar e comparar os níveis de burnout entre enfermeiros portugueses, espanhóis e brasileiros. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, correlacional, comparativo e transversal, realizado com 1.052 enfermeiros em hospitais e unidades básicas de saúde. Um questionário sociodemográfico e o Maslach Burnout Inventory foram aplicados com enfermeiros de Porto-Portugal (n=306), Oviedo-Espanha (n=269) e São Paulo-Brasil (n=477). Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva, inferencial e multivariada. Resultados: aproximadamente 42% dos enfermeiros apresentaram níveis moderados/altos de burnout, não sendo encontradas diferenças entre os países (Portugal e Brasil com 42%, Espanha com 43%). Apenas a dimensão despersonalização apresentou diferenças entre os países, com um nível mais elevado na Espanha e mais baixo em Portugal. A análise comparativa mostrou níveis mais elevados de burnout em enfermeiros jovens e naqueles que trabalhavam em turnos. Em relação às escalas de trabalho, burnout foi associada ao trabalho por turnos em Portugal e aos horários fixos na Espanha e no Brasil. Conclusão: esses resultados sugerem que essa síndrome em enfermeiros é um fenômeno global. Estressores diários e maiores demandas da profissão de enfermagem são elementos cruciais para preparar os enfermeiros para lidar com situações complexas, evitar burnout e reduzir o impacto negativo na sua saúde e na qualidade dos cuidados que prestam.

Objetivo: identificar y comparar los niveles de burnout entre enfermeros portugueses, españoles y brasileños. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, correlacional, comparativo y transversal, realizado con 1.052 enfermeros de hospitales y unidades básicas de salud. Se aplicó un cuestionario sociodemográfico y el Maslach Burnout Inventory a enfermeras de Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, España (n=269) y São Paulo, Brasil (n=477). Los datos se analizaron mediante estadística descriptiva, inferencial y multivariada. Resultados: aproximadamente el 42% de los enfermeros presentaban niveles moderados/altos de burnout y no se encontraron diferencias entre países (Portugal y Brasil 42%, España 43%). Solo la dimensión de despersonalización mostró diferencias entre países, con un nivel mayor en España y menor en Portugal. El análisis comparativo mostró mayores niveles de burnout en enfermeros jóvenes y en los que trabajaban por turnos. En cuanto a los horarios de trabajo, el burnout se asoció con el trabajo por turnos en Portugal y con horario fijo en España y Brasil. Conclusión: estos resultados sugieren que el síndrome de burnout en enfermeros es un fenómeno global. Los estresores cotidianos y las mayores exigencias de la profesión de Enfermería son elementos cruciales para preparar a los enfermeros para enfrentar situaciones complejas, evitar el burnout y reducir el impacto negativo en la salud de los enfermeros y la calidad de la atención que brindan.

Presenteeism in nurses: comparative study of Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian nurses.

AIM: To compare presenteeism levels among three samples of nurses and to identify the relationship between presenteeism and sociodemographic and professional characteristics. BACKGROUND: Presenteeism (going to work ill) is a phenomenon studied from different perspectives, and it has become especially important during the current COVID-19 outbreak; its connection to high healthcare costs, patient safety breaches and negative nurse well-being has been proved. INTRODUCTION: The nursing profession is particularly associated with caring for the culture of teamwork, loyalty to colleagues and professional identity. This condition enhances the 'super nurse phenomenon', even though nurses do not feel physically and psychologically able to work. METHODS: A multicentre, cross-sectional study was conducted in three different country contexts: Oviedo (Spain), Porto (Portugal) and São Paulo (Brazil). Nurses performing functions in hospitals and primary health care were enrolled. Informed consent and data collection questionnaires were hand delivered. The Stanford Presenteeism Scale-6 was applied. RESULTS: A total of 659 nurses participated. Portuguese nurses showed greater prevalence of presenteeism, followed by Brazilian and Spanish nurses. Younger nurses with less professional experience presented lower levels of presenteeism but greater psychological commitment. Male participants showed lower capacity to complete work when ill than female participants. CONCLUSIONS: Age and length of professional experience proved to be significant predictors of total presenteeism, although only professional experience revealed statistical significance in the adjusted model. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY: The knowledge of this phenomenon among nurses highlights the need for the development of strategies in the curriculum of nursing students and organizations. Resilience and ergonomic training should be applied in the training programmes of the students and reinforced by the health centre managers. It is essential that healthcare systems design worksite wellness programmes that pursue greater physical and mental well-being for healthcare professionals.

Spanish oncology nurses: Assessment and relationship between resilience and emotional labour status.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate nurses' resilience and emotional labour (EL) status in the oncology context as well as to examine the relationship between resilience and EL status. METHODS: Cross-sectional, correlational quantitative design. The selected setting is the oncology centre at a referral and teaching hospital in northern Spain. One hundred and two oncology nurses were included. Socio-demographic data were obtained from a questionnaire. Data for resilience and EL status were drawn from validated Spanish questionnaires. RESULTS: Oncology nurses reported a moderate to high level of resilience and experienced less intense EL. Professional rank was the only factor identified that influenced resilience (p < .05). Gender, educational level, shift work, work department, and oncology work experience were statistically significant when correlated with the EL of oncology nurses (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between resilience and two EL factors (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: The information gained from this study may raise awareness of the importance of resilience and EL in the nursing profession. It would be important to develop a programme of resilience training and emotional regulation and integrate these programmes into educational systems in order to help enhance nursing students' and clinical nurses' resilience and emotional competency.

Burnout syndrome in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the burnout dimensions scores in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers. METHOD: quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study conducted with 589 Nursing workers who answered the Sociodemographic and Professional Characterization Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Descriptive and analytical analysis of the data was performed. RESULTS: Spanish Nursing workers presented higher averages in the Depersonalization dimension (p = 0.004) and Brazilians, higher scores in the Professional Achievement dimension (p = 0.031). In both Spain and Brazil, nursing assistants / technicians were found to have higher Emotional Exhaustion than nurses; In Brazil, Depersonalization is higher in nurses and in Spain it is higher in Nursing assistants / technicians. Statistically significant results were found in the association of burnout dimensions with sociodemographic and work characteristics: age; professional category; workplace; work regime; work shift; time of professional experience; working time in the same workplace and consider stressful work. CONCLUSION: Although Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers score low levels of Depersonalization and high Professional Achievement, there are average levels of Emotional Exhaustion, indicating an important preventive factor to be worked on, since Emotional Exhaustion is considered the first stage of burnout.

Compassion fatigue among nurses working on an adult emergency and urgent care unit. / Fadiga por compaixão em enfermeiros de urgência e emergência hospitalar de adultos.

OBJECTIVE: to assess compassion fatigue levels among nurses and its variation according socio-demographic and professional characteristics. METHOD: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with 87 nurses from an emergency and urgent care unit for adults from a university hospital. A socio-demographic and professional questionnaire, along with the Professional Quality of Life Scale 5 were used. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: compassion satisfaction presents the highest means, followed by burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Among the participants, 51% presented a high level of compassion satisfaction, 54% a high level of burnout, and 59% a high level of secondary traumatic stress. Older participants presented higher score of compassion satisfaction, and younger nurses, women, nurses having less job experience and nurses without leisure activities showed higher means of secondary traumatic stress. CONCLUSION: we found compassion fatigue, expressed in the large percentage of nurses with high levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Fatigue is related to individual factors such as age, gender, job experience and leisure activities. Doing research and understanding this phenomenon allow the development of health promotion strategies at work.

Fadiga por compaixão em enfermeiros de urgência e emergência hospitalar de adultos / Compassion fatigue among nurses working on an adult emergency and urgent care unit / Fatiga por compasión en enfermeros de un servicio hospitalario de urgencias y emergencias de adultos

Objetivo avaliar o nível de fadiga por compaixão em enfermeiros e sua associação em função de características sociodemográficas/profissionais. Método estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal, com 87 enfermeiros de um serviço de urgência e emergência de adultos, de um hospital universitário. Aplicaram-se um questionário sociodemográfico/profissional e a escala Professional Quality of Life Scale 5 . Para a análise dos dados, recorreu-se à estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados verificou-se que a satisfação por compaixão apresenta as médias mais elevadas, seguida do burnout e do estresse traumático secundário. Encontraram-se no nível elevado 51% dos enfermeiros na satisfação por compaixão, 54% no burnout e 59% no estresse traumático secundário. Os participantes com mais idade apresentaram médias superiores de satisfação por compaixão, enquanto os do sexo feminino, mais novos, com menos tempo de experiência profissional e que não tinham atividades de lazer evidenciaram média superior de estresse traumático secundário. Conclusão existe fadiga por compaixão expressa na grande percentagem de enfermeiros com elevados níveis de burnout e de estresse traumático secundário. A fadiga depende de fatores individuais como idade, sexo, experiência profissional e atividades de lazer. A pesquisa e a compreensão desse fenômeno permitem o desenvolvimento de estratégias de promoção de saúde no trabalho.

Objective to assess compassion fatigue levels among nurses and its variation according socio-demographic and professional characteristics. Method quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with 87 nurses from an emergency and urgent care unit for adults from a university hospital. A socio-demographic and professional questionnaire, along with the Professional Quality of Life Scale 5 were used. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results compassion satisfaction presents the highest means, followed by burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Among the participants, 51% presented a high level of compassion satisfaction, 54% a high level of burnout, and 59% a high level of secondary traumatic stress. Older participants presented higher score of compassion satisfaction, and younger nurses, women, nurses having less job experience and nurses without leisure activities showed higher means of secondary traumatic stress. Conclusion we found compassion fatigue, expressed in the large percentage of nurses with high levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Fatigue is related to individual factors such as age, gender, job experience and leisure activities. Doing research and understanding this phenomenon allow the development of health promotion strategies at work.

Objetivo evaluar el nivel de fatiga por compasión de los enfermeros y su asociación con las características sociodemográficas/profesionales. Método se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal, realizado entre 87 enfermeros de un servicio de urgencias y emergencias de adultos de un hospital universitario. Se aplicó un cuestionario sociodemográfico/profesional y la Escala de Calidad de Vida Profesional (ProQOL5). Para el análisis de los datos se utilizaron las estadísticas descriptiva e inferencial. Resultados se comprobó que la satisfacción por compasión alcanza medias elevadas, seguida de burnout y de estrés traumático secundario. En el 51% de los enfermeros se halló satisfacción por compasión, en el 54%, burnout y en el 59%, estrés traumático secundario. Los participantes con más edad presentaban medias superiores de satisfacción por compasión y los del sexo femenino, más jóvenes, con menos tiempo de experiencia profesional y que no participaban de actividades de ocio, evidenciaban una media superior de estrés traumático secundario. Conclusión existe fatiga por compasión expresa en gran porcentaje de los enfermeros con niveles elevados de burnout y de estrés traumático secundario. La fatiga depende de factores individuales como edad, sexo, experiencia profesional y actividades de ocio. La investigación y la comprensión de este fenómeno permiten el desarrollo de estrategias para la promoción de la salud laboral.

Presenteeism among emergency health care staff. / Presentismo en profesionales sanitarios de los servicios de urgencias y emergencias.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of presenteeism among different categories of hospital and pre-hospital emergency health care professionals in the Principality of Asturias, Spain, and to define the sociodemographic characteristics and workplace factors associated with presenteeism in all categories. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out during the last half of 2014 and first half of 2015. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collecta data on sociodemographic and work-related variables and perception of work as stressful. The respondents, who answered voluntarily and anonymously, assessed themselves on the Stanford Presenteeism Scale-6 adapted for use in Spain. RESULTS: The prevalence of presenteeism was 52.9% among the 323 respondents. Presenteeism was associated with stress (P<.01), place of work (P=.004), and bearing responsibility for dependent persons (P=.034) in the group overall. The association between stress and presenteeism was clearly present in emergency physicians (P=.049) and in nurses with dependents under their care (P=.016). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of presenteeism is high among emergency staff in the Principality of Asturias. Presenteeism is associated with diverse factors.

OBJETIVO: Conocer la prevalencia de presentismo en las diferentes categorías profesionales del personal asistencial sanitario de los servicios de urgencias (SU) hospitalarios y extrahospitalarios del Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, así como definir las características sociodemográficas y los factores laborales que se asocian con el mismo en las diferentes categorías profesionales. METODO: Estudio descriptivo transversal llevado a cabo durante el último semestre del año 2014 y primero del 2015. Mediante cuestionario anónimo y voluntario se recogieron variables sociodemográficas y relacionadas con el trabajo, la percepción del trabajo como estresante y, de forma autoaplicada, la escala de presentismo Standford Presenteeism Scale-6 adaptada a población española. RESULTADOS: Sobre 323 profesionales se observó una prevalencia de presentismo del 52,9%. Se comprobó la existencia de relación entre estrés y presentismo (p < 0,01), el presentismo en función del centro de trabajo (p = 0,004) y el hecho de tener personas dependientes al cargo (p = 0,034). También se encontró asociación con el estrés en personal médico (p = 0,049) y personal de enfermería con personas dependientes a su cargo (p = 0,016). CONCLUSIONES: Existe una elevada prevalencia de presentismo en el personal sanitario de los SU del Principado de Asturias, hallándose relaciones estadísticamente significativas con múltiples variables.

Presentismo en profesionales sanitarios de los servicios de urgencias y emergencias / Presenteeism among emergency health care staff

Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de presentismo en las diferentes categorías profesionales del personal asistencial sanitario de los servicios de urgencias (SU) hospitalarios y extrahospitalarios del Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, así como definir las características sociodemográficas y los factores laborales que se asocian con el mismo en las diferentes categorías profesionales. Método. Estudio descriptivo transversal llevado a cabo durante el último semestre del año 2014 y primero del 2015. Mediante cuestionario anónimo y voluntario se recogieron variables sociodemográficas y relacionadas con el trabajo, la percepción del trabajo como estresante y, de forma autoaplicada, la escala de presentismo Standford Presenteeism Scale-6 adaptada a población española. Resultados. Sobre 323 profesionales se observó una prevalencia de presentismo del 52,9%. Se comprobó la existencia de relación entre estrés y presentismo (p < 0,01), el presentismo en función del centro de trabajo (p = 0,004) y el hecho de tener personas dependientes al cargo (p = 0,034). También se encontró asociación con el estrés en personal médico (p = 0,049) y personal de enfermería con personas dependientes a su cargo (p = 0,016). Conclusiones. Existe una elevada prevalencia de presentismo en el personal sanitario de los SU del Principado de Asturias, hallándose relaciones estadísticamente significativas con múltiples variables (AU)

Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of presenteeism among different categories of hospital and pre-hospital emergency health care professionals in the Principality of Asturias, Spain, and to define the sociodemographic characteristics and workplace factors associated with presenteeism in all categories. Methods. Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out during the last half of 2014 and first half of 2015. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collecta data on sociodemographic and work-related variables and perception of work as stressful. The respondents, who answered voluntarily and anonymously, assessed themselves on the Stanford Presenteeism Scale-6 adapted for use in Spain. Results. The prevalence of presenteeism was 52.9% among the 323 respondents. Presenteeism was associated with stress (P<01), place of work (P=.004), and bearing responsibility for dependent persons (P=.034) in the group overall. The association between stress and presenteeism was clearly present in emergency physicians (P=.049) and in nurses with dependents under their care (P=.016). Conclusions. The prevalence of presenteeism is high among emergency staff in the Principality of Asturias. Presenteeism is associated with diverse factors (AU)