OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (24): 3329-3333.

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Research on the influencing factors and management strategies of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses based on resource conservation theory

ZHAO Jing1, ZHU Jiaqi2, QI Meng1, WANG Leilei1, HAN Xiaole1()   

  1. 1 Beijing Huilongguan HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijing 100096, China
    2 Beijing Children's HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijing 100045, China
  • Received:2025-03-25 Revised:2025-04-09 Online:2025-12-15 Published:2026-01-22
  • Contact: HAN Xiaole,Associate chief physician,E-mail:13681480466@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the current situation of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses and analyze the influencing factors,and propose targeted management strategies based on resource conservation theory. Methods From March to May 2023,a convenience sampling was used to select public hospitals from different regions of China,with a total of 25 hospitals from 18 provinces and cities,and psychiatric nurses were selected as research subjects based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a general demographic survey,the MBI-GS(burnout inventory),the insomnia severity index(ISI),the patient health questionnaire depression scale(PHQ-9),the generalized anxiety disorder scale(GAD-7),and the nurse turnover intention scale. The influencing factors of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses were analyzed using binary logistic regression. Results Totally 782 questionnaires were collected,with 753 valid questionnaires and a valid questionnaire rate of 96.29%. Totally 534 cases(70.92%) of occupational burnout were detected among the surveyed subjects. The scores of various dimensions of occupational burnout were emotional exhaustion(8.77±7.75)points,cynicism(5.21±5.60)points,and low sense of achievement(18.84±10.17)points,with low sense of achievement exceeding the critical value. The results of univariate analysis showed that hospital level,age,gender,years of work experience,insomnia,anxiety and depression had an impact on the degree of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses(all P<0.05). The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that hospital level,gender,insomnia,anxiety,and age were the influencing factors of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses(all P<0.05). Conclusion The degree of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses is relatively severe. Nurses who work in secondary and lower level hospitals,are male,senior nurses,have insomnia,anxiety,and depression have a higher degree of occupational burnout. Nursing managers should take effective measures from the perspective of resource conservation theory based on their influencing factors to reduce the incidence and degree of occupational burnout among psychiatric nurses.

Key words: Psychiatric nurses, Occupational burnout, Influencing factors, Resource conservation theory, Management strategies

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