Relationship between job burnout and mental health of nurses working in Golestan Hospital of Ahvaz

BehrozianFrozan1,

ABSTRACT

Background: Burnout is one of the important factors in reduced efficiency, loss of human resources and physical and psychological complications, especially in human service professions. Health is one of basic human needs that plays a vital role in sustainable development. Studies have shown that mental health of nurses are at risk due to several reasons relative to other segments of society which including the stressful nature of the profession, pressure, faced with unexpected situations, shifts, organizational factors and personal factors .So in this study, we examine the relationship between job burnout and mental health of nurses working in Golestan Hospital of Ahvaz. Materials & Methods: This is a cross sectional and correlational-descriptive study conducted among 197 nurses working in Golestan Hospital of Ahvaz. Moslach Burnout Inventory (MBIQ) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were instruments for data collection. SPSS software was applied for analyzing the data. Findings: Results showed that 20.3% of practitioners gained score that is below the cut-off point in general health questionnaire and were in a relatively good condition. While 58.9% of them received a score above the cut-off point and were in unhealthy condition. In the case of burnout, 22%of participants suffered from emotional exhaustion, 19%suffered of depersonalization and 2 percent of personnel have high personal accomplishment. A significant relationship was found between burnout and mental health. Results: Given the risky and sensitive healthcare jobs and increasing level of mental health problems and burnout, especially in the younger and less experienced medical staff and a strong relationship between mental health and burnout, so to prevent or solve the problem, the attention of mental health authorities is essential.

Keywords: Burnout, health, occupational factors, demographic factors