The transition from higher education to work life can be stressful for newly graduated nurses. A follow-up study of nurses with early career burnout was performed five years after graduation to evaluate long-term consequences of early career burnout. Methods A population-based cohort of newly graduated Swedish nurses (from the LANE-study) was used (N=1155). Burnout was measured by the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and cases were defined using cut-off values suggested by an IRT analysis. Five years post graduation nurses with previous burnout (during the first three years of practice) were compared to those without. Findings: Nearly 15% of the new nurses had experienced burnout during the first three years of practice. At follow-up they reported more problems with disturbed sleep, concentration difficulties and anxiety. Discussion: It is necessary to work out preventive and supportive actions in order to make the first professional years less stressful.
The transition from higher education to work life can be stressful for newly graduated nurses. A follow-up study of nurses with early career burnout was performed five years after graduation to evaluate long-term consequences of early career burnout.
Consequences of early career burnout among newly graduated nurses. A follow-up study / Pecchinenda, Anna; Gustavsson, Petter; Fida, Roberta; Rudman, Ann. - In: PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH. - ISSN 0887-0446. - STAMPA. - 28:(2013), pp. 37-37. (Intervento presentato al convegno 27th conference of the European Health Psychology Society in Bordeaux tenutosi a Bordeaux) [10.1080/08870446.2013.810851].
Consequences of early career burnout among newly graduated nurses. A follow-up study
PECCHINENDA, ANNA;FIDA, Roberta;
2013
Abstract
The transition from higher education to work life can be stressful for newly graduated nurses. A follow-up study of nurses with early career burnout was performed five years after graduation to evaluate long-term consequences of early career burnout. Methods A population-based cohort of newly graduated Swedish nurses (from the LANE-study) was used (N=1155). Burnout was measured by the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and cases were defined using cut-off values suggested by an IRT analysis. Five years post graduation nurses with previous burnout (during the first three years of practice) were compared to those without. Findings: Nearly 15% of the new nurses had experienced burnout during the first three years of practice. At follow-up they reported more problems with disturbed sleep, concentration difficulties and anxiety. Discussion: It is necessary to work out preventive and supportive actions in order to make the first professional years less stressful.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
