Prevalence of burnout and related factors in nursing faculty members: a systematic review

Abstract

Purpose: The current study aimed to identify the prevalence of burnout and related factors in nursing faculty members through a systematic review of the literature.Methods: A comprehensive search of electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database was conducted via keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings, including burnout and nursing faculty, for studies published from database inception to April 1, 2022. The quality of the included studies in this review was assessed using the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies.Results: A total of 2,551 nursing faculty members were enrolled in 11 studies. The mean score of burnout in nursing faculty members based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was 59.28 out of 132. The burnout score in this study was presented in 3 MBI subscales: emotional exhaustion, 21.24 (standard deviation [SD]=9.70) out of 54; depersonalization, 5.88 (SD=4.20) out of 30; and personal accomplishment, 32.16 (SD=6.45) out of 48. Several factors had significant relationships with burnout in nursing faculty members, including gender, level of education, hours of work, number of classroom students taught, full-time work, job pressure, perceived stress, subjective well-being, marital status, job satisfaction, work setting satisfaction, workplace empowerment, collegial support, management style, fulfillment of self-expectation, communication style, humor, and academic position.Conclusion: Overall, the mean burnout scores in nursing faculty members were moderate. Therefore, health policymakers and managers can reduce the likelihood of burnout in nursing faculty members by using psychosocial interventions and support.

The state of mental health, burnout, mattering and perceived wellness culture in Doctorally prepared nursing faculty with implications for action

“…This demonstrates that burnout is widespread and occurring in a variety of occupational roles (Hosseini et al, 2022). Urgent action by college leaders to build an inclusive well culture is needed.…”

“…A review of the evidence regarding higher education and its rate of faculty burnout now indicates that burnout has become a global phenomenon by the World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2019). This demonstrates that burnout is widespread and occurring in a variety of occupational roles (Hosseini et al, 2022). Urgent action by college leaders to build an inclusive well culture is needed.…”

“…is a major priority cited in the recent U.S. Surgeon General's advisory (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2022) along with the National Academy of Medicine (NAM, 2022) healthcare workforce action plan.Faculty of all academic ranks and tracks are in constant contact with students(Hosseini et al, 2022) and deserve the same level of appreciation, regardless of the role they assume (e.g., teaching, research, evidence-based practice). This study's thematic analysis suggests that both faculty prepared with DNPs and PhDs struggle with elements of their culture and that a PhD and DNP-divide is an ongoing problem, which may have contributed to the level of burnout and mental health issues seen in this study.…”

Increase nurse faculty salaries to reduce the nursing shortage

“…Such student stress can result in an intervention by the faculty. It is common for faculty to spend additional time helping students by encouraging and referring them to counseling services 25…”

An integrative review of burnout and related concepts in nursing faculty

“…Responses to factors that degraded faculty well-being encompassed individual characteristics, including faculty education preparation level, gender, age, marital status, and faculty experience level. [3,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] For example, PhD-prepared faculty experienced higher burnout and emotional exhaustion scores compared to non-PhD faculty. [3,17,21] In a predominately female profession, females had an increased susceptibility to burnout.…”