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Occupational burnout of psychiatric nurses vs. characteristics of the work environment – preliminary report

Joanna Spurek, Agnieszka Kotarba, Ewa Borowiak

J. Spurek, A. Kotarba, E. Borowiak – Occupational burnout of psychiatric nurses vs. characteristics of the work environment – preliminary report. Fizjoterapia Polska 2020; 20(4); 174-183

Abstract

Objective. The objective of the study was to assess the level of occupational burnout and the relationship between occupational burnout and characteristics of the work environment in a group of psychiatric nurses.
Material and methods. The study was conducted in a group of 100 nurses (94 women, 6 men) working in psychiatric wards in the Masovian Voivodeship. Variables were assessed using the proprietary sociodemographic questionnaire and the following questionnaires: Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ), Psychosocial Working Conditions, part III – Scale of psychosocial support, as well as the Scale of Psychosocial Risk, part D – Healthcare.
Results. All the results in the individual areas of occupational burnout were on an average level. Both the prevalence of psychosocial risks in the workplace and their stress induction were higher than the average score for indicators according to the standards for the health sector. The relationship between psychosocial factors and the areas of occupational burnout as well as received social support and the level of occupational burnout was revealed.
Conclusions. Occupational burnout in the group of psychiatric nurses relates primarily to the lack of commitment to relationships with patients and psychophysical exhaustion. The level of occupational burnout in psychiatric nurses depends on the characteristics of their work environment. Social support in the work environment reduces the risk of burnout in the group of psychiatric nurses. There is a need to identify the characteristics of the work environment that determine burnout in physiotherapists.

 

Key words:

occupational burnout, psychiatric nursing, work environment, psychosocial factors, social support

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Comparison of Physical Capacity in Swimming and Non-swimming Children Aged 10-12

Aleksandra Kruk, Joanna Spurek, Marek Kiljański

Aleksandra Kruk, Joanna Spurek, Marek Kiljański – Comparison of Physical Capacity in Swimming and Non-swimming Children Aged 10-12. Fizjoterapia Polska 2018; 18(3); 36-44

Abstract
Objective. The supreme objective of this study was to compare the physical capacity of swimming children and the children that do not do any physical activity, aged 10-12.
Materials and methods. The research was conducted among 60 children, of whom 30 swim regularly and the other half do not exercise physically at all. The research subjects included 13 girls and 17 boys aged 10-12. The study used a questionnaire as well as two exercise tests: Ruffier test and 6-minute march test.
Results. It was noted in the endurance tests that swimming persons had better results than the persons who do not do sports. The Ruffier test demonstrated that the physical performance of swimmers was better at almost every level. The 6-minute march test demonstrated that swimmers are able to cover a longer distance with a smaller effort than the physically passive persons. When analysing the results from the statistical point of view, one may note a relationship between the regularity of physical activity and the degree physical capacity.
Conclusions. The capacity of the children who are physically active is greater than of those who are not. The results are also affected by ways of spending free time and the amount of time devoted daily to activity.

Key words:
physical capacity, swimming, movement, physical activity

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