Supportive Workplace Wellness Cultures and Mattering Are Associated With Less Burnout and Mental Health Issues in
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk1, Teri Chenot, Andreanna Pavan Hsieh
1Author Affiliations: Vice President of Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer (Dr Melnyk), The Ohio State University; Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice and Founder (Dr Melnyk), The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, College of Nursing; Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry (Dr Melnyk), College of Medicine; Clinical Professor (Dr Chenot) and Science Writer (Hsieh), College of Nursing; and Fuld Institute for EBP Statistician (Messinger), Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
Objective:
The aims of this study were to describe burnout, mental health, and healthy lifestyle behaviors of nurses in a managerial role and assess associations among workplace culture factors (perceived culture, mattering, support, and staff shortages) with burnout, mental health outcomes, and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Background:
Nurse managers foster unit-based wellness cultures, yet burnout and mental health problems adversely impact the culture and well-being of staff.
Methods:
A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design was used. The Florida Organization for Nursing Leadership enabled distribution of a wellness survey to nurse managers.
Results:
There were 125 participants. Healthy lifestyle behaviors were infrequently practiced. Analysis revealed significant correlations among workplace culture factors, burnout, and mental health outcomes. When compared with nurse managers with staff shortages, those without staff shortages were 6.11 times more likely to not screen positive for burnout.
Conclusions:
Health systems should address workplace culture factors and staff shortages to reduce burnout, improve mental health, and enhance healthy behaviors in nurse managers.
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