Examining The Psychological And Social Predictors Of Burnout Among Nurses Employed By Government. A Study Of Nurses At Gweru Provincial Hospital, Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to examine the psychological and social predictors of burnout

among nurses employed at the public hospital in Gweru, Zimbabwe. The primary aim was to

determine the relationship between occupational and demographic stress factors and burnout

levels among nurses. Burnout is defined with the human service as a syndrome of emotional

exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment that occurs among

individuals who work with people in some capacity. The study population consisted of 126 male

and female nurses from Gweru General Hospital. A disproportionate stratified random sampling

procedure was used to meet the sample size. Data was gathered through structured

questionnaires which were distributed among nurses who participated in this study. The

research design guiding this study was quantitative which enabled the researcher to identify the

predictors of burnout among nurses. Regression analysis was used to analyze data. The results

indicated organizational constraints, death and dying related stress, and age as significant

predictors of burnout among nurses at Gweru General Hospital. Workload, nurse intention to

leave and working experience were not found to significantly predict burnout among nurses. It is

recommended therefore that, future research should focus on the development and evaluation of

interventions to ameliorate burnout among Zimbabwean nurses.

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