Burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students at a public university

Authors

  • Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Valéria Lerch Lunardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Guilherme Lerch Lunardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; Instituto de Ciências Econômicas, Administrativas e Contábeis
  • Edison Luiz Devos Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Rosemary Silva da Silveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Danielle Adriane Silveira Vidal Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3254.2498

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the burnout syndrome and its relationship with demographic and academic variables among undergraduate nursing students at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHOD: a quantitative study with 168 students, by applying an adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, validated for this study. We used descriptive and variance analysis of the data analysis. RESULTS: we found that students do not have the burnout syndrome, manifesting high average scores in Emotional Exhaustion, low in Disbelief and high in Professional Effectiveness; that younger students who perform leisure activities have greater Professional Effectiveness, unlike students in early grades with no extracurricular activities; combining work and studies negatively influenced only the Professional Effectiveness factor, while the intention of giving up influenced negatively Disbelief and Professional Effectiveness factors. CONCLUSION: the situations that lead students to Emotional Exhaustion need to be recognized, considering the specificity of their study environments.

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Published

2014-12-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 6 (2014)

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How to Cite

Burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students at a public university . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(6), 934-941. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3254.2498