Burnout and Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units of Selected Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa,Ethiopia, 2023.
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Introduction: Nurse burnout is a public health problem, with global prevalence estimates ranging
from 15-60%. Intensive care unit nurses are exposed to much pressure from varying stressors in
their environment. It is important to gain a greater understanding of burnout, since it may lead to
poor patient care, poor communication with relatives, and high staff turnover. Despite this fact,
there is a scarce of literature in developing countries, including Ethiopia.
Objective: The objective of the study is to asses burnout and associated factors among nurses
working in the intensive care unit of selected public hospitals in Addis Aaba, Ethiopia, 2023.
Method: Institutional-based mixed methods were employed. All nurses who fillfiled the inclusion
criteria and worked in the Intensive Care Unit of selected public hospitals were included in the
study. The quantitative data was collected at randomly selected public hospitals and entered in to
Epi data version 4.6, and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. the qualitative data were collected by
using in-depth nterviews and thematic analysis done manually to supplimet the quantitative results.
Result: The mean age the respondents was 29.66±5.2 years. More than half 118(56.2%) of the
study participants had worked in Intensive care unit for less than 2 years. The greater part
198(94.3%) of the study participants reported they had work overload in their working unit. 49
(23.3%) of the participants were found to have burnout syndrome. Among those, 33(15.7%) had
high emotional exhaustion, 116(56.2%) experienced depersonalization and 56(26.7 %) of them
had low personal achievements. Marital status(AOR 2.23; 95% CI, 1.03-4.80) and perceived
quality of life( AOR, 3.34; 95% CI, 1.09-10.24) were independatly associated with burnout.
Conclusion: Approximately one-quarter of Intensive care unit nurses have experienced burnout
syndrome. The intention to leave Intensive care unit is also high. Marital status and perceived
quality of life were found to be independently associated with the level of burnout. It is crucial to
invest in burnout prevention actions and health promotion in critical care context.
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Burnout, Nurse, Intensive care unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.