Factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Finnish nursing staff

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) among Finnish nursing staff. Although the factorial validity of the MBI-HSS has been studied across different countries, the factor structure has never been investigated among Finnish nursing staff. The data were gathered by postal questionnaires from nursing staff working in health-care organizations around Finland. The sample consisted of 627 nurses and nurse managers. The factor structure was studied by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The fit of the hypothesized three-factor model to the data was superior to the alternative one-factor and two-factor models. The three-factor structure (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced personal accomplishment) showed the best fit, while the internal consistencies of the subscales were satisfactory. The MBI-HSS is a highly suitable instrument for measuring burnout among nursing staff and it is very applicable to Finnish health-care research.

Single Item Measures of Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization Are Useful for Assessing Burnout in Medical Professionals

“…Across numerous studies, one emotional exhaustion question ("I feel burned out from my work") and one depersonalization question ("I have become more callous toward people since I took this job") from the MBI have exhibited the highest factor loading with their respective burnout domains. 1,[13][14][15][16] With this in mind, we assessed the performance of these two questions relative to the full MBI for measuring burnout in four groups of medical professionals: medical students, internal medicine residents, internal medicine faculty physicians, and practicing surgeons. 18 The Mayo Clinic institutional review board approved each of these studies.…”

Psychometric properties and health correlates of the Hungarian Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) among physicians

“…A vizsgálatok döntô többsége a fent leírt háromfaktoros modellt erôsíti meg különféle feltéte-lekkel. Legtöbb esetben bizonyos tételek eltávolításával érik el a megfelelôen illeszkedô háromfaktoros struktúrát (Kalliath, O'Driscoll, Gillespie, & Bluedorn, 2000;Kanste, Miettunen, & Kyngäs, 2006;Mäkikangas, Häti-nen, Kinnunen, & Pekkonen, 2011;Richardsen & Martinhussen, 2004;Vanheule, Rossel, & Vlerick, 2007, Worley, Vassar, Wheeler, & Barnes, 2008 (Maslach és mtsai, 1996). Mások bizonyos tételek eltávolítása helyett alternatív modelleket tesztelnek.…”

Socio-emotional and operational demands on service employees

“…Burnout symptoms were measured using a modification of Maslach and Jackson's (1981) burnout inventory (as cited in Kanste, Miettunen, and Kyngäs, 2006).…”