Association between perceived social support and occupational burnout in Greek nurses: A preliminary study

• Authors: Chastali-Sitara, M , Alikari, V , Platis, CH , Tsironi, M , Zyga, S , Theofilou, P

Abstracts

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Purpose: To examine the relationship between perceived social support and burnout among nurses. Materials and methods: The participants of this study were 42 Greek nurses of a general hospital which were randomly selected. Data was collected using the Greek version of Maslach’s Burnout Inventory for burnout assessment and the Greek version of ‘The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support’ for the assessment of participants’ levels of perceived social support. A self-administered questionnaire with questions about socio-demographic and work-related characteristics was used. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient analysis were conducted. Results: The results showed a negative association between emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and perceived social support, especially from friends. Social support from significant others found to have the highest impact while family support found to have the least impact in nurses’ social support. Conclusions: Findings could be applied to the assessment of burnout in Greek nurses and to future prevention of burnout through the enhancement of perceived social support.

Keywords

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Perceived social support; burnout; nurses; emotional exhaustion; depersonalization; personal accomplishment

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku
• Journal: Progress in Health Sciences
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 10(2)
• Pages: 22-28

Dates

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2021-01-18

Contributors

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Chastali-Sitara, M

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Alikari, V

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Platis, CH

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Tsironi, M

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Zyga, S

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Theofilou, P

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.6583