Double-Duty Caregiving, Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and the Sustainability of the Work–Life Balance Among Italian Healthcare Workers: A Descriptive Study

Antonio Urban, Mirian Agus, Nicola Aru, Francesca Corona, Elisa Cantone, Claudio Giovanni Cortese and Marcello Nonnis ()
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Antonio Urban: Cagliari University Hospital, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Mirian Agus: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Nicola Aru: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Francesca Corona: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Elisa Cantone: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Claudio Giovanni Cortese: Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
Marcello Nonnis: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the multivariate relationships between variables related to burnout and job stress in healthcare workers, evaluating whether the relationships between these dimensions, the variables related to personal factors (age, seniority of service), and work–family balance factors (overwork related to unused vacation days and accumulated overtime hours) change when the worker is engaged in double-caregiving activities. Indeed, the twofold activities of home caregiving and caring at work might expose workers to challenging situations. To accomplish our aim, we carried out network analyses on data from 466 workers (77.90% females). Participants completed the Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ) and the Job Satisfaction Scale (OSI). Contrary to expectations, the variables related to work–life balance played a marginal role with respect to job satisfaction and burnout risk for the whole sample. In addition, no significant differences emerged between workers who reported dual-caregiving tasks compared with those who did not. However, some peculiar aspects of the relationship between burnout and job satisfaction emerged in the two subsamples. The results enable an understanding of the interactions among the assessed variables and allow hypothesizing interventions for the sustainability of the work–life balance in healthcare workers with dual-care tasks.

Keywords: sustainable; double-duty caregiving; burnout; fulfilment; job satisfaction; work–life balance; JD-R theory; occupational health; healthcare professionals; network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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