Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) after the COVID-19 pan...
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| author | Petros Galanis Ioannis Moisoglou Aglaia Katsiroumpa Irene Vraka Olga Siskou Olympia Konstantakopoulou Evangelia Meimeti Daphne Kaitelidou |
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| description | Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we investigated the influence of demographics and job characteristics on burnout and satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 1760 HCWs during June 2023. We used the single-item burnout measure and the “Job Satisfaction Survey”. In our sample, 91.1% of nurses experienced high levels of burnout, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 79.9%. Nurses’ satisfaction was lower than other HCWs. In particular, 61.0% of nurses experienced low levels of satisfaction, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 38.8%. Multivariable analysis identified that nurses, HCWs with an MSc/PhD diploma, shift workers, and those who considered their workplace as understaffed had higher burnout score and lower satisfaction score. Our results showed that the nursing profession was an independent factor of burnout and satisfaction. Several other demographic and job characteristics affected burnout and satisfaction. Policy makers, organizations, and managers should adopt appropriate interventions to improve work conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2aeca9a7f5d4e04838e0a1d1ca0af912023-11-19T12:16:25ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032023-08-011331090110010.3390/nursrep13030095Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 PandemicPetros Galanis0Ioannis Moisoglou1Aglaia Katsiroumpa2Irene Vraka3Olga Siskou4Olympia Konstantakopoulou5Evangelia Meimeti6Daphne Kaitelidou7Clinical Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, P.C. 11527 Athens, GreeceFaculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, P.C. 41500 Larissa, GreeceClinical Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, P.C. 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, P. & A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, P.C. 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Tourism Studies, University of Piraeus, P.C. 18534 Piraeus, GreeceCenter for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, P.C. 11527 Athens, Greece3rd Regional Health Authority of Macedonia, P.C. 54623 Thessaloniki, GreeceCenter for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, P.C. 11527 Athens, GreeceNurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we investigated the influence of demographics and job characteristics on burnout and satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 1760 HCWs during June 2023. We used the single-item burnout measure and the “Job Satisfaction Survey”. In our sample, 91.1% of nurses experienced high levels of burnout, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 79.9%. Nurses’ satisfaction was lower than other HCWs. In particular, 61.0% of nurses experienced low levels of satisfaction, while the respective percentage for the other HCWs was 38.8%. Multivariable analysis identified that nurses, HCWs with an MSc/PhD diploma, shift workers, and those who considered their workplace as understaffed had higher burnout score and lower satisfaction score. Our results showed that the nursing profession was an independent factor of burnout and satisfaction. Several other demographic and job characteristics affected burnout and satisfaction. Policy makers, organizations, and managers should adopt appropriate interventions to improve work conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/13/3/95nurseshealthcare workersburnoutsatisfactionworkplace |
| spellingShingle | Petros Galanis Ioannis Moisoglou Aglaia Katsiroumpa Irene Vraka Olga Siskou Olympia Konstantakopoulou Evangelia Meimeti Daphne Kaitelidou Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic Nursing Reports nurses healthcare workers burnout satisfaction workplace |
| title | Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | increased job burnout and reduced job satisfaction for nurses compared to other healthcare workers after the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | nurses healthcare workers burnout satisfaction workplace |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/13/3/95 |
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