The Influences of Professional Self-Concept, Job Stress, and Coworker Support on Burnout in Oncology Unit Nurses

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors of professional self-concept, job stress, and coworker support that influence burnout in oncology unit nurses. The study aims to understand the influence of related factors and provide basic data for the development of mediation methods to reduce burnout. @*Methods@#The study subjects were 169 nurses working in Cancer Hospital.The data collection period was from January 21, 2021, to February 23, 2021, and data was collected using a self-report survey. The measures used for this study assessed nurses’ professional self-concept, job stress, coworker support, and burnout. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 27.0 program. @*Results@#The degree of burnout in the participants averaged 3.14±0.44 (scale range1-5). The factors with the greatest influence on burnout were professional self-concept (β=-.46, p<.001), job stress (β=.24, p<.001), perceived health status (β=-.20, p=.001), coworker support (β=-.19, p=.001), and satisfaction with the current department (β=-.17, p=.005). The total explanatory power of these variables on burnout was 52.4%. @*Conclusion@#These results suggest the need for reducing burnout in oncology unit nurses will require intervention strategies to increase professional self-concept and reduce job stress.