Associations on Dimensions of Burnout and Family Support for a Sample of Greek Nurses

Tselebis, Athanasios; Bratis, Dionisios; Karkanias, Athanasios; Apostolopoulou, Eleni; Moussas, G.; Gournas, Georgios; Ilias, Ιoannis

doi:10.2466/pr0.103.1.63-66

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“…Results of these studies agree with other research works [18-20], according to which, the lack of feeling of familial support constitutes an anxiety- and depression-generating factor, while the presence of feeling of family support can improve the corresponding symptomatology.…”

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The 13 item Family Support Scale: Reliability and validity of the Greek translation in a sample of Greek health care professionals

Tselebis

Anagnostopoulou²,

Bratis

et al. 2011

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

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BackgroundThe Julkunen Family Support Scale aims to record the sense of support that a subject receives from the members of his family. The object of the present study was to investigate the reliability and to assess the validity of the Greek translation of the Julkunen Family Support Scale in Greek health care professionals in a public general hospital.MethodsIn order to determine the indicator of validity of content we addressed nine expert professionals and one sociologist, asking them to evaluate how much relevant to the sense of familial support are the items of the questionnaire. Additionally, to assess reliability we used a sample of health care professionals.ResultsThere was agreement among experts for the validity of content. Cronbach's alpha for the total items was 0.820, pointing to high validity. Only replacing item four could increase the scale's validity, but without significant differences.ConclusionsThe scale, in its Greek version, appears to be a brief and reliable tool that can be used for inpatients, in clinics as well as in epidemiologic studies of received family support.

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confidence: 91%

The 13 item Family Support Scale: Reliability and validity of the Greek translation in a sample of Greek health care professionals

Tselebis

Anagnostopoulou²,

Bratis

et al. 2011

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

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“…Indeed, recent studies confirmed that qualified nurses usually experience high levels of burnout (Tselebis et al . , Gandi et al . , Iliceto et al .…”

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Risk of burnout among early career mental health professionals

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Luciano

Palumbo

et al. 2014

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Burnout is a stress-related syndrome that often affects mental health professionals (MHPs) and may have serious consequences on personal well-being as well as on the quality of provided psychiatric care. Established literature shows a high risk to develop burnout among MHPs. Few data are available on the incidence and on the clinical implications of the burnout syndrome in the early phases of MHP professional career. We confirmed the presence of burnout among early career MHPs: early career psychiatrists showed a lower sense of personal accomplishment, while non-medical MHPs tended to have more depersonalization and suffered from higher levels of depression. Specific programmes to identify the presence of the burnout syndrome and to cope with it should be taught within mental health training curricula. Burnout is a stress-related syndrome that often affects professionals working in emotionally loaded and highly interpersonal environments. Mental health professionals (MHPs) are long known to be at high risk to develop the burnout syndrome, but this has rarely been investigated in professionals in an early phase of career. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of the burnout syndrome and of depressive symptoms among early career psychiatrists and 'non-medical' MHPs. One hundred MHPs (including 50 psychiatrists and 50 non-medical MHPs) were screened for the presence of burnout and depression, with the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory - revised, respectively. The relationships of burnout with socio-demographical and professional characteristics were also explored. We confirmed the presence of burnout among both groups of early career MHPs, but psychiatrists had a significantly higher degree of emotional exhaustion and a lower sense of personal accomplishment, while non-medical MHPs adopted more frequently depersonalization as a coping strategy and had higher scores for depression, which is associated with higher level of burnout. The risk of developing burnout should be properly addressed in training curricula and strategies to overcome it should be systematically taught, in order to promote personal well-being and efficient team work in mental health settings.

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“…Evidence on the influence of family support on chronic illness self-management behaviors shows that perceived family support is positively associated with improved outcomes among individuals with diabetes mellitus [16,17], chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [18], and even in lung cancer patients [19]. Additionally, research highlights the negative correlation between family support and depression [20], while another study reported a negative correlation between family support and burnout [21]. The role of family support is likely to become more influential in situations where entire societies are placed under tightened quarantine restrictions.…”

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Insomnia, Perceived Stress, and Family Support among Nursing Staff during the Pandemic Crisis

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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause mental health issues, especially for healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to investigate levels of perceived stress, insomnia, and the sense of family support among nurses in pandemic conditions. We administered in a sample of 150 nurses from different hospital departments during the COVID-19 pandemic the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Family Support Scale (FSS). Individual and demographic data were recorded. In total, 120 women and 30 men completed the study questionnaires. Almost half of the participants (49.7%) reported the presence of insomnia and more than half (50.3%) experienced increased stress levels. Scores on the Athens Insomnia Scale correlated positively with Perceived Stress Scale scores (p < 0.01), and negatively with Family Support Scale scores (p < 0.01). Significantly negative correlations were observed among scores on the Perceived Stress Scale and the Family Support Scale (p < 0.01). The regression models revealed that ‘scores on Perceived Stress Scale’ and ‘years of work experience’ were significant predictors of ‘scores on Athens Insomnia Scale’, each explaining 43.6% and 2.3% of the variance. ‘Scores on Athens Insomnia Scale’ and ‘scores on Family Support Scale’ were significant predictors of ‘scores on Perceived Stress Scale’, explaining 43.7% and 9.2% of the variance. In conclusion, we confirmed that working with COVID-19 patients has a negative impact on the sleep of nurses, possibly mediated by increased levels of stress. Family support, as a protective factor, appears to moderate the deleterious consequences of stress.

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Associations on Dimensions of Burnout and Family Support for a Sample of Greek Nurses

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

The 13 item Family Support Scale: Reliability and validity of the Greek translation in a sample of Greek health care professionals

The 13 item Family Support Scale: Reliability and validity of the Greek translation in a sample of Greek health care professionals

Risk of burnout among early career mental health professionals

Insomnia, Perceived Stress, and Family Support among Nursing Staff during the Pandemic Crisis

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