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Structural empowerment and burnout among Portuguese nursing staff: An explicative model
Author(s) -
OrgambídezRamos Alejandro,
BorregoAlés Yolanda,
VázquezAguado Octavio,
MarchAmegual Jaume
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12499
Subject(s) - burnout , empowerment , nursing , structural equation modeling , nursing management , psychology , mediation , occupational burnout , medicine , emotional exhaustion , clinical psychology , political science , statistics , mathematics , law
Aims Kanter's structural empowerment model was used to assess the influence of access to opportunities, resources, information and support on core burnout through global empowerment in a nursing sample in Portugal. Background The empowerment experience increases the levels of nursing professionals’ satisfaction and performance preventing the emergence of burnout. However, the relationship between structural empowerment and burnout has been scarcely studied in Portugal. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional correlational study assessing a final sample of 297 participants (62.13% response rate, 63.64% women). Model fit and mediation test were examined using structural equation modelling (path analysis). Results Access to opportunities and access to support had direct impact, through global empowerment, on core burnout, whereas access to resources had both direct and indirect impact on core burnout. Conclusions The results validated the structural empowerment model and its application in nursing staff in Portugal. Implications for Nursing Management Professional training plans, the development of formal and informal support networks, and the availability of resources increase the levels of empowerment and decrease the likelihood of experiencing burnout in nursing professionals.