Psychological immune competency predicts burnout syndrome among the high-risk healthcare staff: A cross-sectional study.

Int Emerg Nurs

University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Department of Emergency Medicine, Semmelweis utca 6, 6720 Szeged, Hungary. Electronic address:

Published: January 2022

Background: Burnout and psychological immune competency have not been investigated together among employees of high-risk specializations such as emergency medicine, intensive care or surgery.

Aim: In this study we aim to examine the prevalence of burnout among high-risk clinical staff and explore whether the strength of psychological immune competency predict burnout.

Design: A cross-sectional design utilizing a self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants (n = 216). Nurses (n = 145) and physicians (n = 71) from emergency medicine, intensive care and surgery departments participated in the study.

Method: Burnout syndrome was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, while psychological immune competency was measured using the Psychological Immune Competency Questionnaire. The data collection started in June of 2018 and was finished in March of 2019.

Results: Participants with higher psychological immune competency reported lower levels of burnout: emotional exhaustion (r = -0.478; p < 0.001), depersonalization (r = -0.459; p < 0.001) and personal accomplishment (r = 0.543; p < 0.001). Multiple linear stepwise regression analysis revealed the psychological immune competency to be a stable predictor of burnout on all three scales.

Conclusion: Psychological immune competency shows a strong relationship with scales of burnout syndrome and as such should be further examined due to development of successful intervention and prevention programs.

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