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Factors related to the burnout of J apanese female nurses with children under 3 years old
Author(s) -
Takayama Yuko,
Suzuki Eiko,
Kobiyama Atsuko,
Maruyama Akiko,
Sera Yoshiko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/jjns.12153
Subject(s) - overtime , burnout , feeling , salary , medicine , nursing , health care , family medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Aim Burnout is a common feature among healthcare professionals; however, little systematic research exists on burnout among nurses who are raising children. The burnout‐related factors among female nurses with children under the age of 3 years were identified in order to ascertain potential burnout prevention methods. Methods In total, 1681 nurses with children who worked at nine city hospitals in K anagawa P refecture, J apan, were sent the M aslach B urnout I nventory– H uman S ervices S urvey; 1173 nurses responded in J une 2014. They were divided according to their sex and children's ages. A data analysis was undertaken for those female nurses with children who were aged under 3 years who provided valid responses ( n = 158). Results A number of factors related to burnout in female nurses with children aged under 3 years was found via a multiple regression analysis: irritation at being unable to attend to their own affairs, over 4–6 h of overtime work per week, having a child aged under 3 years as the first or second child, little sense of work fulfillment, using a childcare facility outside the workplace, dissatisfaction with their salary, feeling ill‐qualified as a parent, and a sense of inadequate support. Conclusions Child care occurs during a limited period and appropriate support is needed. A workplace environment with no overtime work, a childcare facility in the workplace, and mental health support to reduce “feelings of irritation” and “feeling ill‐qualified as a parent” could help to prevent burnout in female nurses with toddlers and infants.