The Burnout among Multinational Nurses in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Aim: To examine the relationship between workplace stress, job satisfaction, intention-to-leave and the development of burnout among multinational nurses in Saudi Arabia (SA). Background: Burnout among healthcare workers is a critical issue that has negative impacts on staff well-being, turnover rate, patients' care quality, and the overall organizations' performance. Moreover, Saudi Arabia's reliance on overseas nurses forms a unique working environment, where most nurses are working outside their home countries. The study was conducted at KFMC in Riyadh; a MOH affiliated tertiary care hospital with a 3000 multinational nursing workforce. Methods: A correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted over the period 1 August to 30 December 2016 to identify demographics, causes of job stress, burnout, job satisfaction, and nurses' intention-to-leave. Two hundred and twenty-four nurses completed the survey. Results: 313 responses were collected (RR: 10.5%); of the total responses, 224 met the inclusion criteria. Workplace stress and nurses' intention-to-leave have a positive correlation with the development of burnout symptoms. While job satisfaction levels had a negative correlation with the development of burnout symptoms. Overall, nurses' demographics had no significant effect on the development of burnout. Conclusion: Multinational nurses in Saudi Arabia suffer from work-related stress and burnout that can translate into high turnover, which in turn can be detrimental to the health organizations in the country. Implications for Nursing Management: Vigilant strategies and interventions are required to improve the nurses working environment.

Burnout among nurses working in the primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia, a multicenter study

“…Previous studies among nurses in Saudi Arabia found that 32 % to 71.6% of nurses had high levels of burnout [5] – [8] . It was found by Al-Turki et al that 45% of nurses had high EE, 42% had high depersonalization and 71.5% had low personal accomplishment.…”

“…[7] Another study from Saudi Arabia reported that 42% of nurses had moderate level of stress. [8] However, these two previous studies did not define the cut-off point for burnout. All the other mentioned studies used Maslach burnout inventory.…”

“…While some studies had not found association between burnout and socio-demographic factors, [8] some other studies had found a significant association between burnout and age, marital status and education level [5] , [7] . However, there is a great agreement between studies that burnout is associated with stress and sources of stress in the workplace [15] – [20] .…”

“…Burnout was associated with many sources of stress in the workplace such as work overload, long working hours, lack of resources and conflict with colleagues in addition to sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age and years of experience. Previous studies in Saudi Arabia have been conducted among nurses in tertiary hospitals but not in the primary health care centers [5] – [8] . This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among nurses working in the primary health care centers in Medina city, Saudi Arabia.…”

A cross-sectional investigation of prevalence of occupational burnout in Saudi aviation industry

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