A comparison of assessments and relationships of stress of conscience, perceptions of
conscience, burnout and social support between healthcare personnel working at two different
organizations for care of older people
Engelsk titel: A comparison of assessments and relationships of stress of conscience, perceptions of
conscience, burnout and social support between healthcare personnel working at two different
organizations for care of older people
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Författare:
Åhlin, Johan
;
Ericson-Lidman, Eva
;
Norberg, Astrid
;
Strandberg, Gunilla
Email: johan.ahlin@nurs.umu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 60
Dokumenttyp:
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UI-nummer: 15063954
Sammanfattning
Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional, descriptive study
was to compare assessments and relationships of stress of
conscience, perceptions of conscience, burnout and social
support between healthcare personnel (HCP) working in
two different organisations for care of older people.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive comparative study
was performed among Registered Nurses and nurse
assistants working in two different organisations
(n1 = 98, n2 = 488) for residential care of older people.
The organisations were chosen to be as different as
possible, and data were collected using four different
questionnaires. Hierarchical cluster analysis with
multiscale bootstrap resampling was used to compare
the associations between all items in the questionnaires.
Descriptive statistics, 95% confidence intervals,
chi-squared tests, Cohen’s d, Cramer’s V and the ö coefficient
were all used to judge differences between the
organisations.
Results: The associations between stress of conscience,
perceiving one’s conscience as a burden, and burnout
were similar in both organisations. Perceiving one’s conscience
as far too strict and having a troubled conscience
from being unable to live up to one’s standards were
associated with stress of conscience and burnout in one
organisation. Women had higher levels of stress of conscience
and reported lower social support from co-workers
compared with men.
Conclusions: This study shows that associations between
perceptions of conscience, stress of conscience and burnout
are common experiences that are similar among HCP
despite great differences in the characteristics of organisations.
It can be burdensome for HCP to be unable to realise
their ambitions to provide good care, and sex/gender
can be an important factor to consider in the development
of measures against the negative effects of stress of
conscience. More studies are needed about how HCP’s
ambition to provide good care and sex/gender are related
to perceptions of conscience, stress of conscience and
burnout. Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.