Predictive factors of burnout syndrome in nursing students at a public university

Vasconcelos, Eduardo Motta de; Trindade, Charlene Oliveira; Barbosa, Luciene Rodrigues; Martino, Milva Maria Figueiredo de

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Original Article • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 54 • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-220X2018044003564 copy

Predictive factors of burnout syndrome in nursing students at a public university^* * Extracted from the thesis: “Avaliação de efetividade do biofeedback como estratégia de manejo da síndrome de burnout: um ensaio clínico randomizado”, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2018.

Factores predictivos del síndrome de burnout en académicos de enfermería de una universidad pública

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Abstract

Objective:

To identify the prevalence and analyze the existence of predictive factors of burnout syndrome in nursing students of a public university unit.

Method:

A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. Data were collected from two instruments: a sociodemographic instrument and the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey. Simple and multiple logistic regression models were adjusted to assess the association between variables.

Results:

There were 100 students who participated in the research, of which 20% presented burnout syndrome. Second (p = 0.036) and third year students (p = 0.046), those using medication (p = 0.002) and those considering dropping out (p = 0.001) were significantly associated with burnout. Only students who were thinking of dropping out of the course (p = 0.025) maintained a significant association in the multiple logistic regression model, which means that the probability of an individual from the population from which the sample was extracted presenting burnout syndrome was higher in this variable.

Conclusion:

The burnout syndrome prevalence corresponded to 20%. The predictors of burnout were: second and third years of the course, use of medication and thinking of dropping out from the course.

Descriptors:
Students, Nursing; Education, Nursing; Stress, Psychological; Mental Health

Variable	Nursing Students with Burnout
Variable	Categories	n	%
Gender	Female	19	95
Age range (years)	18 to 27	19	95
Civil status	Single	20	100
Year in the course	Third	8	40
Employment	No	20	100
Children	No	20	100
Financing their costs	Family	20	100
Own income	No	20	100
Practicing physical activity	No	12	60
Frequency of absenteeism in the course	One or more times in a month	13	65
Use medication	Never/One or more times in a month	10/10	50/50
Thinking of dropping out of the course	One or more times in a month	14	70
Living situation	Family	18	90

Variable	Burnout Syndrome
	Present		Absent		p-value	OR (95%CI)
	n	%	n	%
Gender
Male	1	11.1	8	88.9	-	1.00
Female	19	20.9	72	79.1	0.494	2.11 (0.25 to 17.93)
Age range (years)
18 to 27	19	21.8	68	78.2	0.259	3.35 (0.41 to 27.45)
28 to 57	1	7.7	12	92.3	-	1.00
Civil status
Single	20	22.0	71	78.0	-	-
Married	-	-	9	100.0
Year in the course					0.036*
First	4	11.1	32	88.9	0.726	1.37 (0.23 to 8.17)
Second	6	37.5	10	62.5	0.036*	6.60 (1.13 to 38.60)
Third	8	33.3	16	66.7	0.046*	5.50 (1.03 to 29.45)
Fourth	2	8.3	22	91.7	-	1.00
Employment
No	20	23.8	64	76.2	-	-
Yes	-	-	16	100.0
Children
No	20	21.3	74	78.7	-	-
Yes	-	-	6	100.0
Financing of costs
Family	20	27.0	54	73.0	-	-
Own	-	-	26	100.0
Own income
No	20	27.4	53	72.6	-	-
Yes	-	-	27	100.0
Practicing physical activity
No	12	21.1	45	78.9	0.762	1.17 (0.43 to 3.16)
Yes	8	18.6	35	81.4	-	1.00
Frequency of absenteeism in the course
Never	7	16.3	36	83.7	-	1.00
One or more times in a month	13	22.8	44	77.2	0.421	1.52 (0.55 to 4.21)
Use medication
Never	10	13.0	67	87.0	-	1.00
One or more times in a month	10	43.5	13	56.5	0.002*	5.15 (1.79 to 14.86)
Thinking of dropping out of the course
Never	6	9.2	59	90.8	-	1.00
One or more times in a month	14	40.0	21	60.0	0.001*	6.56 (2.23 to 19.27)
Living situation
Alone	2	40.0	3	60.0	0.270	2.85 (0.44 to 18.34)
With friends or family	18	18.9	77	81.8	-	1.00

Variable	Univariate		Multivariate
Variable	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)
Year in the course	0.036*		0.193
First	0.726	1.37 (0.23 to 8.17)	0.928	0.92 (0.14 to 6.13)
Second	0.036*	6.60 (1.13 to 38.60)	0.113	4.65 (0.70 to 31.08)
Third	0.046*	5.50 (1.03 to 29.45)	0.446	2.07 (0.32 to 13.56)
Fourth	-	1.00	-	1.00
Use of medication
Never	-	1.00	-	1.00
One or more times in a month	0.002*	5.15 (1.79 to 14.86)	0.057	3.19 (0.97 to 10.51)
Thinking of dropping out of the course
Never	-	1.00	-	1.00
One or more times in a month	0.001*	6.56 (2.23 to 19.27)	0.025*	4.12 (1.19 to 14.28)

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[1] Corresponding author:
Eduardo Motta de Vasconcelos Rua Fontoura Xavier, 951, Ap. 04, Itaquera CEP: 08295-300 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil. vasconcelos.motta@unifesp.br