The relationship between organizational commitment and occupational burnout: A case study in Iranian nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Health Policy & Management Research Center, department of health services management, School of public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Social determinants of health research center, health services management, Qazvin university of medical sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Background: Nursing profession has a key role in providing health services.
Objective for the study: The present study is an attempt to survey the relationship between organizational commitment and occupational burnout in nurses working in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital-Yazd in 2017.
Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was conducted on 195 nurses working in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital. Based on the sample size, the participants were selected through stratified sampling. Data gathering tool included Maslach’s standard occupational burnout questionnaire and Allen Meyer’s organizational commitment questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS using statistical tests like Pearson’s correlation.
results: The mean score of organizational commitment was 75.42 and that of occupational burnout was 81.70; both of them were at moderate level. Organizational commitment, emotional sub-aspect, and continuous sub-aspect were directly and significantly related to occupational burnout (p≤0.01). In addition, there was a significant relationship between occupational burnout and gender so that it was higher in women compared with men (p ≤0.01).
Conclusion: Managers can create proper and effective relationship with nurses and avoid the serious qualitative and quantitative outcomes of occupation burnout in nurses through introducing official and unofficial support strategies.

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Health Management & Information Science
Volume 7, Issue 2
April 2020
Pages 84-90

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