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    The prevalence of burnout in nurses working in private healthcare facilities in Mbombela/Nelspruit during the COVID-19 pandemic
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12) Lourens, Dirk Cornelus; Visagie, Surona; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Centre for Rehabilitation Studies.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: Aims: To determine the prevalence of burnout in nurses working in the private healthcare facilities in Mbombela/Nelspruit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: The nursing profession has long been associated with burnout. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the vocational stressors associated with burnout. Burnout has a known negative impact on healthcare services. Despite the dependence of COVID pandemic management on physically and mentally healthy nurses, very limited data are available about burnout prevalence in the South African nursing population. Design: A cross-sectional survey with total population sampling (n = 514) was used. Methods: The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey and a socio-demographical questionnaire were completed by 125 participants through an online survey. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was implemented for variable identification associated with burnout in three sub-categories: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Decreased Personal Accomplishment. Results: 41.6% of participants presented with high Emotional Exhaustion, 32.8% with high Depersonalization, and 32.0% with high Decreased Personal Accomplishment. A strong association was found between the Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization sub-categories (p=.000). Low levels of support were strongly correlated with high Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization. Specialist registered nurses and registered nurses reported high Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization, while being an auxiliary nurse was associated with low Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization levels. The most common stress coping strategies were hobbies (n=40; 32%), exercise/sport (n=35; 28%), over-/under-eating (n=28; 22.4%), and self-medication (n=19; 15.2%). Conclusions: More than 40% of nurses in the Mbombela/Nelspruit private healthcare sector suffer from at least one category of burnout. Social support has emerged as a central variable in the study, contributing to either burnout susceptibility or burnout resilience and warranting further investigation for burnout intervention purposes.