Burnout in Palliative Care Nurses, Prevalence and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
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Gómez Urquiza, Jose Luis; Albendín García, Luis; Velando Soriano, Almudena; Suleiman Martos, NoraEditorial
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Burnout Palliative care Nursing Occupational health Hospice Palliative care nursing Systematic review Meta-analysis
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Gómez-Urquiza JL, Albendín-García L, Velando-Soriano A, Ortega-Campos E, Ramírez-Baena L, Membrive-Jiménez MJ, Suleiman-Martos N. Burnout in Palliative Care Nurses, Prevalence and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(20):7672. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207672]
Abstract
Palliative care nurses are exposed to hard situations, death, and duel feelings in their daily
practice. These, and other work stressors, can favor burnout development. Thus, it is important to
analyze the prevalence and risk factors of burnout in palliative care nurses and estimate its prevalence.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was done with quantitative primary studies. n = 15 studies
were included with n = 6 studies including information for the meta-analysis. The meta-analytic
prevalence estimation of emotional exhaustion was 24% (95% CI 16–34%), for depersonalization
was 30% (95% CI 18–44%) and for low personal accomplishment was 28% with a sample of n = 693
palliative care nurses. The main variables related with burnout are occupational variables followed
by psychological variables. Some interventions to improve working conditions of palliative care
nurses should be implemented to reduce burnout.