Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2025, 8(2):13-24 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2025.006

RISK OF BURNOUT SYNDROME IN NURSES IN INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS

Alena Dziacka¹, Jaroslava Bobeničová²

¹ Katedra ošetrovateľstva, Fakulta zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce, Trnavská univerzita v Trnave

² Fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou F. D. Roosevelta Banská Bystrica

Background: Burnout syndrome is often associated with long-term exposure of workers to demanding situations, excessive workload and lack of rest.

Objective: The aim of the research was to analyze the association between the risk of burnout in nurses and selected determinants.

Methods: Information was obtained using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire, which was distributed electronically (65 %) and in paper form (35 %). Data obtained from 120 respondents, 95 % of whom were women, were analyzed in the SPSS program at a significance level of p = 0.05 and Fischer’s combined p-value method.

Results and discussion: The highest emotional exhaustion (74 %) was found in nurses in geriatric wards, who, however, maintained high work efficiency (62 %). Nurses with a second-level university education show positive job satisfaction (44 %), but higher depersonalization (61 %). Nurses with more than 41 years of experience have an increased risk of emotional exhaustion (82 %).

Conclusions: Targeted prevention of burnout requires a comprehensive approach that includes supporting interpersonal relationships, work-life balance, and building resilience to stress.

Keywords: burnout risk, nurse, education, workplace, practice

Received: June 4, 2025; Revised: August 31, 2025; Accepted: September 7, 2025; Published: March 11, 2026  Show citation