“Burnout-related effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors among psychiatric nurses in Japan” (2017)
The first article to be analyzed is Burnout-related effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors among psychiatric nurses in Japan by Sakagami, A., Aijo, R., Nguyen, H. T. T., Katayama, M., Nagata, K., & Kitaoka, K. The article focuses on the effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors as significant contributors to burnout among psychiatric nurses in Japan.
Independent variable: variables measuring individual and occupational factors, Japanese areas of workplace survey (AWS) subscales, and emotional labor subscales. Dependent variables: The Japanese Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) subscales (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy). Type of data: burnout effects among psychiatric nurses.
The population of Interest for the Study
The study focused on all psychiatric nurses working in a mental hospital in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Sample
169 psychiatric nurses were recruited for the study. The analyzed data came from 147 respondents who gave their feedback, but 5 were removed for being non-responsive. Final data was obtained from 142 respondents.
Sampling Method
The sampling method was inclusive as it targeted all nurses working in the mental health facility. Questionnaires were given to the facility’s director to distribute to all nurses. The participants were expected to submit completed questionnaires to the director. Therefore, those that ultimately responded were considered as the sample.
Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation)
The mean age for the participants was 44.5 (SD = 10.5). The mean years of service as nurses for participants was 21.5 (SD=11.5) years generally, 17.2 (SD=11.4) years as a psychiatric nurse, and 2.8 (SD=1.6）years at the surveyed department
Inferential Statistics
Psychiatric nurses are “more likely to lose passion for nursing when there is a mismatch between their values and those of the hospital” (Sakagami et al., 2017, p. 107).
“The Relationship between Shift Work and Burnout among ICU Nursing Staff in Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences” (2019)
The second article The Relationship between Shift Work and Burnout among ICU Nursing Staff in Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences by Bakhtom, S., Nassiri, P., & Borgheipour, H. is focused on understanding the link between shift work and burnout among ICU nurses. Independent variable: Shift work. Dependent variable: Burnout Type of data: signs of burnout among ICU nursing staff members.
The population of Interest for the Study
The study focused on nursing staff in ICU units in 5 and 7 private and public hospitals, respectively, affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, in Tehran, Iran.
Sample
320 nurses ICU nurses and other staff members (87.5% of them were nurses, 0.9% surgical technologists, 5.9% anesthesia technicians, and 5.7% nurse assistants) were selected for this study.
Sampling Method
All ICU nursing staff in the selected hospitals were included in the study. The sampling was inclusive as it targeted all nursing staff working in the ICU units in the selected facilities.
Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation)
28.7% of the subjects were working in the morning shift, 16.9% evening shift, 15.6%-night shift, 24.7% of the evening and night shifts. 14.1% had rotational shifts. 80.9% of subjects had no second job, 86.9% of them had to work overtime. The mean for emotional exhaustion in public hospitals was 3.21 (SD=1.10).
Inferential Statistics
Nursing and its associated occupations, “such as a practical nurse, anesthesia technician, and surgical technologist due to a stressful environment and work stress, are more prone to burnout” (Bakhtom et al., 2019, p. 184). Any form of shifting in nursing is likely to increase chances of burnout.
“Effect of time pressure on the burnout of home‐visiting nurses: The moderating role of relational coordination with nursing managers” (2019)
Lastly, the third article Effect of time pressure on the burnout of home‐visiting nurses: The moderating role of relational coordination with nursing managers by Cao, X., & Naruse, T. reflects on the effects of time pressure on burnout among home-visiting nurses. Independent variable: time pressure. Dependent variable: burnout. Type of data: signs of burnout among home-visiting nurses.
The population of Interest for the Study
The study majored in home-visiting nurses in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan.
Sample
119 nurses working in 29 home-visiting nursing agencies (HVNAs) were included in the study.
Sampling Method
Requests were made to the head managers in 68 HVNAs in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, to participate in the study. Out of the 68, 29 responded and out of 160 nurses working in these agencies, 119 volunteered to participate in the study. A convenience sample was selected. For inclusion, nurses had to be licensed, but nurse managers and those not working at the time due to several reasons were excluded.
Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation)
Their mean age was 43.26 (SD=7.98) years. The average number of years of job experience as an HVN was 6.12 (SD=5.57) years; The mean number of years of job experience in the current position was 4.39 (SD=4.22) years. The mean score of time pressure was 2.80 (SD=0.94)
Inferential Statistics
“Supervisor support can reduce depersonalization among home healthcare providers” (Cao & Naruse, 2019, p. 7).
References
Bakhtom, S., Nassiri, P., & Borgheipour, H. (2019). The relationship between shift work and burnout among ICU nursing staff in hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Novelty in Biomedicine, 7(4), 181-186.
Cao, X., & Naruse, T. (2019). Effect of time pressure on the burnout of home‐visiting nurses: The moderating role of relational coordination with nursing managers. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 16(2), 221-231.
Sakagami, A., Aijo, R., Nguyen, H. T. T., Katayama, M., Nagata, K., & Kitaoka, K. (2017). Burnout-related effects of emotional labor and work-related stressors among psychiatric nurses in Japan. Journal of Wellness and Health Care, 41(1), 97-111.