Research Article

Health Professionals Facing Burnout: What Do We Know about Nursing Managers?

Table 2

Mean scores and prevalence of burnout according to the MBI-HSS subscales among nursing managers.

Mean scores [S.D.]Shares
EEDPPAHigh EEHigh DPLow PA

Sex
 Men17.2 [6.8]6.9 (4.2)35.7 (6.9)10.2%25.9%36.1%
 Women16.7 [7.3]4.3 (3.9)35.6 (6.9)11.4%10.1%35.6%
Age
 Up to 40 years17.5 [7.1]5.4 (4.3)35.2 (7.1)13.0%17.1%38.9%
 41 years or more15.3 [6.8]5.4 (4.0)36.9 (6.1)4.7%15.6%26.6%
Managerial experience
 Up to 10 years17.0 [7.1]6.0 (4.2)36.1 (6.4)11.7%21.9%33.6%
 11 years or more16.8 [7.1]4.9 (4.2)35.1 (7.3)10.1%11.6%38.0%
Overtime
 Up to 20 hours/month16.8 [7.1]5.5 (4.3)35.2 (7.0)6.7%16.7%20.0%
 21 hours/month or more17.6 [7.1]5.2 (4.2)38.6 (7.3)11.5%16.7%37.9%
Work schedule
 Irregular17.2 [7.1]5.4 (4.2)35.7 (6.9)11.7%15.9%35.1%
 Regular14.0 [6.8]5.6 (4.5)34.6 (7.2)0.0%27.8%44.4%
Team size
 Up to 5 persons21.3 [6.5]6.3 (3.9)33.9 (5.6)18.2%18.2%45.5%
 6 persons or more16.5 [7.0]5.3 (4.2)35.8 (7.0)10.2%16.6%34.9%
Personal/organizational values fit
 Yes15.7 [6.8]5.3 (4.3)36.4 (5.8)9.0%16.9%35.0%
 Partly or no20.0 [7.4]6.0 (4.1)35.6 (7.1)17.2%19.0%34.5%
Skills/demand fit
 High16.2 [7.1]5.3 (4.3)36.2 (7.1)9.0%15.7%32.5%
 Medium or low18.9 [7.2]5.9 (4.2)34.7 (7.0)17.5%22.8%42.1%
Team conflicts
 Frequent 18.3 [7.5]6.2 (4.5)35.8 (7.0)20.6%20.6%30.2%
 Seldom or none16.3 [7.1]5.1 (4.2)35.8 (6.8)7.5%16.3%36.9%

EE: emotional exhaustion, DP: depersonalization, and PA: personal accomplishment.