[Contingent nurses' burnout and influencing factors]

Area of Science:

• Nursing Research
• Occupational Health Psychology

Background:

• Contingent nurses face unique workplace stressors.
• Understanding burnout drivers is crucial for nurse retention and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify the prevalence of burnout among contingent nurses.
• To determine key factors influencing burnout in this population.

Main Methods:

• Cross-sectional study with 228 contingent nurses in Korean general hospitals.
• Utilized validated scales for burnout, job stress, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, organizational commitment, empowerment, autonomy, and social support.
• Data analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression.

Main Results:

• The average burnout score was 3.05.
• Significant predictors of burnout included job stress (β=.40), satisfaction with current ward (β=-.25), organizational commitment (β=-.21), job satisfaction (β=-.19), and empowerment (β=-.16).
• These factors accounted for 65.0% of the variance in burnout.

Conclusions:

• Job stress is a primary driver of burnout in contingent nurses.
• Factors such as ward satisfaction, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and empowerment are significant negative predictors of burnout.
• These identified factors can serve as crucial predictors for developing targeted interventions to mitigate burnout.