Association Between Ethical Climate and Burnout Syndrome Among Hospital Nurses

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Abstract

The negative perception of the ethical climate is a triggering factor for occupational complications and illnesses, including burnout syndrome. Objective: To identify the association between ethical climate and burnout syndrome among nurses working in the hospital environment. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 269 nurses from a public hospital in southern Brazil. The Hospital Ethical Climate Survey-Brazilian Version and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were used for collection. For analysis, descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used. Results: Significant association between the ethical climate and the dimensions of burnout syndrome. Nurses with low emotional exhaustion, low depersonalization and high professional achievement evaluated the ethical climate as positive. Conclusion: The results will help nurses and management to introduce improvements to reduce the incidence of burnout syndrome, as well as promoting a positive perception of the ethical climate.

Keywords: burnout psychological, ethics, nursing.

Author Biographies

Thais Costa Schutz, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil

Mestre em Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Graziele de Lima Dalmolin , Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Rafaela Andolhe, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil

Doutor em Enfermagem. Professor do Departamento de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.

Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Published

2023-07-01