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Burnout in mental health nurses in Saudi Arabia: A mixed method study.
(Newcastle University, 2024-02-27) Faisal Al-Dhafeeri; McColl, Elaine; Chaddock, Anna; Ahmad, Balsam; Teare, Dawn
Introduction: Workplace burnout is a social phenomenon that affects healthcare professionals and patient care. It is a response to workplace stressors and is characterised by high emotional exhaustion (EE), high depersonalisation (DP), and low personal accomplishment (PA). Aim: The aim of this research was to explore workplace burnout and associated factors among mental health nurses in Saudi Arabia and to identify potential solutions to minimise burnout and its impact. Method: A mixed methods design was employed, comprising an umbrella review of predictors of burnout in mental health nurses (MHNs), a survey of MHNs from three Saudi Arabian hospitals, using validated measures of burnout, workplace stressors and social support, and in-depth interviews and a focus group with a subset of respondents to this survey. Findings: The umbrella review identified a range of predictors of burnout which could be grouped as intrapersonal (e,g, age, gender), interpersonal (e,g. social support, aggression at work) and extrapersonal (e.g. lack of training, high workload). Cluster analysis showed that more than half of the sample (56%) were Engaged (high EE, high DP, high PA), with approximately 20% in each of Ineffective (PA only reduced) and Burnt-out (EE and DP reduced) profiles. Social support came most often from friends/family, least often from colleagues. Hospital base, number of years’ experience, time to travel to work, Workload, Client Related Difficulties and Organisational Structure and Process and Colleague Support were statistically significantly associated with profile type. Three themes were identified from qualitative data analysis: the experience of burnout among mental health nurses in Saudi Arabia; how nurses deal with the challenges of burnout; changes on the horizon in Saudi Arabia from the perspective of mental health nurses. Conclusions and recommendations: One in five nurses in my sample could be characterised as Burnt-out. Recommendations to reduce workplace stress and ameliorate burnout included: improved staff: patient ratios, more opportunities for training and development, and ensuring nurses feel valued.
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