Burnout in Palliative Care Nurses, Prevalence and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Jose Luis Gómez-Urquiza, Luis Albendín-García, Almudena Velando-Soriano, Elena Ortega-Campos, Lucía Ramírez-Baena, María Jose Membrive-Jiménez and Nora Suleiman-Martos
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Jose Luis Gómez-Urquiza: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain
Luis Albendín-García: La Chana Health Center, Granada Metropolitan District, 18071 Granada, Spain
Almudena Velando-Soriano: Andalusian Health Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, 18014 Granada, Spain
Elena Ortega-Campos: Psychology Department, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Lucía Ramírez-Baena: Spanish Red Cross Nursing School, Sevilla University, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
María Jose Membrive-Jiménez: Ceuta University Hospital, National Institute of Health Management, Loma Colmenar s/n, 51003 Ceuta, Spain
Nora Suleiman-Martos: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Cortadura del Valle s/n, 51003 Ceuta, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: Palliative care nurses are exposed to hard situations, death, and duel feelings in their daily practice. These, and other work stressors, can favor burnout development. Thus, it is important to analyze the prevalence and risk factors of burnout in palliative care nurses and estimate its prevalence. A systematic review and meta-analysis was done with quantitative primary studies. n = 15 studies were included with n = 6 studies including information for the meta-analysis. The meta-analytic prevalence estimation of emotional exhaustion was 24% (95% CI 16–34%), for depersonalization was 30% (95% CI 18–44%) and for low personal accomplishment was 28% with a sample of n = 693 palliative care nurses. The main variables related with burnout are occupational variables followed by psychological variables. Some interventions to improve working conditions of palliative care nurses should be implemented to reduce burnout.

Keywords: burnout; palliative care; nursing; occupational health; hospice; palliative care nursing; systematic review; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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