RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BURNOUT AND PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE WELL-BEING AMONG NURSES

Abstract

Nurses occupy a central role in the delivery of health care. In nursing profession, burnout is mainly due to the increase in workload and the lack of ability to prioritize the workload. There are three dimensions of burnout to be included which are emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduce personal accomplishment. During burnout, the nurse may express symptoms such as frustration, fatigue, hypertension, and depression. Unfortunately studies of the work experiences and satisfactions of nurses in several countries indicate that the satisfaction of nurses is modest. Many reports negative attitudes and diminished psychological and physical well-being, and several would like to leave the profession. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of burnout on physical, psychological and cognitive well-being among nurse in Health Clinic in Southern State of Malaysia. 140 questionnaires were returned for analysis using SPSS. Physical health was found to be positively correlated to burnout.