Cent Eur J Public Health 2023, 31(2):127-132 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a6325

Burnout syndrome among nurses at a military medical academy in Serbia

Jovana Todorović1, Dejan Nešić2, Ivan Soldatović3, Martin Popević4, Zorica Terzić-Šupić1
1 Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
2 Institute of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
3 Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
4 Department for Occupational Physiology and Hygiene, Serbian Institute of Occupational Health, Belgrade, Serbia

Objectives: Healthcare workers are the professional group at higher risk of burnout than others. It is the underlying reason for medical errors and the general decrease in quality of patient care and is related to poor patient-healthcare worker relationships. Healthcare workers who work with military personnel have specificities compared to healthcare workers who work only with civilians.

Methods: A cross-sectional study among 171 nurses at the Military Medical Academy was conducted. The questionnaire consisted of items regarding socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle characteristics, workplace environment, workplace stress, strategies of stress management, symptoms and signs of workplace-related stress, and the Serbian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

Results: The prevalence of burnout was 46.2%. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the burnout was associated with stating that they would not choose the same profession again (OR = 4.54, 95% CI: 1.53-14.50) and with not being interested in the work (OR = 4.86, 95% CI: 1.58-14.92).

Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout is relatively high among nurses at the Medical Military Academy in Belgrade and is associated with factors in the work environment.

Keywords: burnout, health care, military health care, nurses

Received: June 2, 2020; Revised: June 7, 2023; Accepted: June 7, 2023; Published: June 30, 2023  Show citation

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Todorović J, Nešić D, Soldatović I, Popević M, Terzić-Šupić Z. Burnout syndrome among nurses at a military medical academy in Serbia. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2023;31(2):127-132. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a6325. PubMed PMID: 37451246.
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