Spiritual Well-being and Burnout among Saudi Nurses in Intensive Care Units
Afaf Khulaeef Al-Onazi2
Noora Mohammed Saad Al-Khammash3
Nadyah Farhan Al-Shakarah4
Maryam Khalaf Al-Rashidi2
Hind Mobark Al-Shamry3
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Abstract
Background:
Increased nurse shortages impose compounded challenges on intensive care unit staff in delivering high-quality care by causing possible burnout and an intention to leave the unit. Fostering spiritual health among intensive care nurses might serve as a prophylaxis for high burnout levels.
Aim:
This study explores the relationship between burnout levels and spiritual well-being among Saudi intensive care unit nurses.
Methods:
This study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional research design and enrolled 226 intensive care unit nurses using purposive sampling via electronic invitations.
Results:
Saudi intensive care unit nurses had a good spiritual well-being score (80.29 ± 5.25) and an above-average Maslach burnout scale score (3.72 ± 1.00). Burnout and spiritual well-being were negatively and significantly correlated (P = 0.00).
Conclusion:
Increased burnout among ICU nurses may be avoided by improved spiritual health, which may also be used as a prophylactic intervention to reduce burnout rates.
