Purpose of the study. Identification of factors contributing to the emotional burnout of anaesthetic nurses
Objectives. To identify the presence and severity of occupational burnout syndrome in nurse anaesthetists;
Identify the most significant risk factors for emotional burnout in anesthesia nurses:
Materials and methods. A sociological survey of nurses was conducted on the basis of the department
"Anesthesiology" of the Vakhidov Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Centre of Surgery. A total of 48
nurses were surveyed. Of the respondents, 44 were women. (91.7%) and 4 were men. (8.3%). They have a family of
39. (81%).
We used the method «Professional burnout» K.Maslach (adaptation of N.E. Pivyanova and E.C.
Starchenkova). The questionnaire has three scales: «emotional exhaustion» (9 questions), «depersonalization» (5
questions), «reduction of personal achievements» (8 questions). The answers of the subject are evaluated: 0 -
«never», 1 - «very rarely», 2 - «rarely», 3 - «sometimes», 4 - «often», 5 - «very often», 6 - «every day».
Results. We took into account the following characteristics: sex, professional qualification, marital status,
age, length of service. The largest numbers of nurses (56.3%) are in the age groups 20-30 years and 31-40 years and
12 persons. (25%) are between 41 and 50 years of age and 9. (18.7%) are between 51 and 60 years of age. Ten
(31.3%) nurses have a professional career of up to five years. Most 24 nurses (50.0%) have a five- to 20-year
experience. Nine nurses (18.7 per cent) have been in the profession for over 21 years.
The distribution of nurses by degree of formation (expression) of emotional burnout syndrome was as
follows. Of these, 66.7 per cent (32) showed no signs of emotional burnout syndrome (low degree of emotional
burn-out syndrome). That is, they were highly stressful, emotionally balanced and self-confident. The average
degree of emotional burnout syndrome was found in almost one in five sisters (18.8 per cent). In these cases, stress
tolerance was reduced, and there was evidence of emotional instability and a propensity for mood swings. In (3), 6.2
per cent of nurses developed the syndrome (high burnout). Their level of stress tolerance was low, and there was
emotional tension, which tended to increase, uncertainty and frequent mood swings. Finally, in 8.3% (4) of the