ABSTRACT
Burnout is the syndrome that nurses encounter with it, threaten their health and decreases the hospital effectiveness. So, the purpose of this article was to determine the predictor factors of burnout in Isfahan nurses. This investigation is a predictor type. Statistical population was Isfahan nurses in 2010. Statistical Sample selected by cluster sampling. Therefore first, from all governmental hospitals [12 hospitals], 5 hospitals, and 3 departments includes psychic, infectious and surgery departments, selected randomly and gotten the questionnaires to all nurses that have the criteria. 221 nurses have the criteria and 210 nurse response the questionnaires. The measurements were: burnout questionnaire [Maslach and Jackson 1993], job Stress questionnaire [Davis, Robbins, and Mackay, 1991], role clarity questionnaire [Sawyer, 1992], and Workload questionnaire [Spector and Jex, 1998]. Data analyzed by SPSS v.16, and used mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum scores, correlation and regression methods to analyze. Findings from stepwise regression illustrated that job stress, role clarity, and workload predict burnout, significantly [sig=0.0001]. In addition, findings indicated that job stress, role clarity, and workload with burnout have significance canonical correlation, therefore to change and moderate the predictors, in order to decrease burnout, it is necessary to get and provide programs in future