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Published in: BMC Primary Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Burnout syndrome and its prevalence in primary care nursing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Carolina S. Monsalve-Reyes, Concepción San Luis-Costas, Jose L. Gómez-Urquiza, Luis Albendín-García, Raimundo Aguayo, Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente

Published in: BMC Primary Care | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

burnout syndrome is a significant problem in nursing professionals. Although, the unit where nurses work may influence burnout development. Nurses that work in primary care units may be at higher risk of burnout. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment in primary care nurses.

Methods

We performed a meta-analysis. We searched Pubmed, CINAHL, Scopus, Scielo, Proquest, CUIDEN and LILACS databases up to September 2017 to identify cross-sectional studies assessing primary care nurses’ burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory were included. The search was done in September 2017.

Results

After the search process, n = 8 studies were included in the meta-analysis, representing a total sample of n = 1110 primary care nurses. High emotional exhaustion prevalence was 28% (95% Confidence Interval = 22–34%), high depersonalization was 15% (95% Confidence Interval = 9–23%) and 31% (95% Confidence Interval = 6–66%) for low personal accomplishment.

Conclusions

Problems such as emotional exhaustion and low personal accomplishment are very common among primary care nurses, while depersonalization is less prevalent. Primary care nurses are a burnout risk group.
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Metadata
Title
Burnout syndrome and its prevalence in primary care nursing: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
Carolina S. Monsalve-Reyes
Concepción San Luis-Costas
Jose L. Gómez-Urquiza
Luis Albendín-García
Raimundo Aguayo
Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Primary Care / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0748-z

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