DOI: 10.5176/2315-4330_WNC18.46
Authors: Yuko TAKAYAMA, Chiaki KINOUCHI, Shigeko SHIBATA and Naoko SHIOMI
Abstract:
Burnout is a common feature among healthcare professionals. This study investigated the factors related to the burnout of Japanese male nurses working in hospitals with the aim of preventing burnout among them. A total of 3,758 nurses who worked at 9 city hospitals in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, were sent the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS; Japanese version) in June 2014. The responses were divided according to their gender. A data analysis was undertaken for those male nurses who provided valid responses (n = 178). A multiple regression analysis revealed that factors related to burnout in male nurses were “Irritation at not being able to attend to personal affairs,” “Will to continue working,” “Sense of work fulfillment,” “Doing much housework,” and “Assertiveness.” Mental health support to reduce “feelings of irritation” and increase “sense of work fulfillment” or “assertiveness” could help to prevent burnout in male nurses working in hospitals.
Keywords: burnout; male nurses; Japan
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