RESUMEN
Objective: To determine the frequency of burnout among Pakistani military female nursing students and to find out its association with demographic factors and common stressors during training
Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Combined Military Hospital [CMH] Lahore and CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College from Mar to Apr 2015
Material and Methods: Sample consisted of 84 female nursing students. Since it was a relatively small sample and participants were easily accessible so all 84 students available at the time of study were included. Mashlach Burnout Inventory [MBI] [which included 20 questions] was used to measure emotional exhaustion, and burnout. The questionnaire also elicited information about socio-demographic characteristics and various perceived stressors during their training. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS version 20.0
Results: On the MBI, 66 [78.6%] nurses showed mild emotional exhaustion, 17 [20.2%] showed moderate emotional exhaustion and only 1 [1.2%] showed high emotional exhaustion. Similarly no burnout was found in 29 [34.5%] nurses; whereas mild burnout was found in 30 [35.7%], moderate burnout in 19 [22.6%], severe burnout in 5 [6%], and only one nurse student [1.2%] showed extreme burnout. No significant association was found between various stressors and burnout [p>0.05]
Conclusion: There is low level of burnout in female military nursing students in this study. This is a favorable finding and may be considered helpful in increasing productivity, performance and quality of patient care