Research Article
Burnout among Nurses in a Nigerian General Hospital: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Table 3
Sociodemographic characteristics and burnout.
| Variable | N | EE | % | sig | D | % | sig | RPA | % | sig |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Age ≤38.3 | 51 | 7 | 9.8 | <0.01 | 6 | 11.8 | <0.01 | 7 | 13.7 | <0.01 | Age >38.3 | 219 | 99 | 45.2 | 71 | 32.4 | 101 | 46.1 | Male | 97 | 27 | 27.8 | <0.01 | 19 | 19.6 | <0.01 | 26 | 26.8 | <0.01 | Female | 173 | 79 | 64.2 | 60 | 34.7 | 82 | 47.4 | Married or with partners | 189 | 37 | 19.6 | <0.01 | 39 | 20.6 | <0.01 | 33 | 17.5 | <0.01 | Unmarried | 81 | 69 | 85.1 | 40 | 49.3 | 75 | 92.6 | No children | 107 | 46 | 43.0 | 0.3 | 40 | 47.3 | 0.02 | 36 | 33.6 | 0.08 | ≥1 Children | 163 | 60 | 36.8 | 39 | 23.9 | 72 | 44.2 | Traveling time to work (mins) ≤35.9 | 201 | 76 | 37.8 | 0.4 | 62 | 30.8 | 0.3 | 78 | 38.8 | 0.5 | Traveling time to work (mins) >35.9 | 69 | 30 | 43.5 | 17 | 24.6 | 30 | 43.5 | Status: CNO/ACNO/PNO | 205 | 70 | 34.1 | <0.01 | 45 | 21.9 | <0.01 | 70 | 34.1 | <0.01 | Status: SNO/NO/Staff Nurse | 65 | 36 | 55.4 | 34 | 52.3 | 38 | 58.4 | Nurse/nurse role conflict (yes) | 80 | 36 | 45.0 | 0.2 | 24 | 30.0 | 0.7 | 36 | 45.0 | 0.3 | Nurse/nurse role conflict (no) | 190 | 70 | 36.8 | 53 | 27.9 | 72 | 37.9 | Nurse/doctor role conflict (yes) | 120 | 63 | 52.5 | <0.01 | 45 | 37.5 | <0.01 | 75 | 62.5 | <0.01 | Nurse/doctor role conflict (no) | 150 | 43 | 28.7 | 34 | 22.7 | 33 | 22.0 | Availability of physicians to work with (yes) | 34 | 7 | 20.6 | <0.02 | 4 | 11.8 | 0.02 | 7 | 20.6 | 0.01 | Availability of physicians to work with (no) | 236 | 99 | 41.9 | 75 | 31.8 | 101 | 42.8 | Lack or inadequate nursing personnel (yes) | 93 | 22 | 23.7 | <0.01 | 17 | 18.3 | <0.01 | 20 | 21.5 | <0.01 | Lack or inadequate nursing personnel (no) | 177 | 84 | 47.5 | 62 | 35.0 | 88 | 49.7 | Poor Wages (yes) | 249 | 103 | 41.4 | <0.02 | 77 | 30.9 | 0.04 | 103 | 41.4 | 0.01 | Poor Wages (no) | 21 | 3 | 14.3 | 2 | 9.5 | 5 | 7.0 | Too frequent night duties (yes) | 187 | 90 | 48.1 | <0.01 | 70 | 37.4 | <0.01 | 92 | 49.1 | <0.01 | Too frequent night duties (no) | 83 | 16 | 19.2 | 9 | 10.8 | 16 | 19.2 | Inadequate security during night duty (yes) | 260 | 104 | 40.0 | 0.2* | 76 | 29.2 | 0.9* | 106 | 40.8 | 0.2 | Inadequate security during night duty (no) | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 2 | 20.0 |
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*Fisher’s Exact. EE: Emotional exhaustion; D: depersonalization; R: reduced Personal accomplishment.
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