Burnout, Resilience, Supervisory Support, and Quitting Intention among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A National Cross-Sectional Survey
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Theoretical Framework
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants, Sampling Strategy and Data Collection
2.3. Instruments
2.4. Burnout
2.5. Resilience
2.6. Perceived Supervisory Support Scale (PSS)
2.7. Ethical Consideration
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Prevalence of Burnout
3.2. Factors Associated with Burnout among HCWs
3.3. Associations between Resilience, Burnout, and Intention to Quit
3.4. Associations between Burnout and its Subscales with Supervisory Support
4. Discussion
5. Strengths and Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | |
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Age, years (mean (SD)) | 31 (6.2) |
Gender (male %) | 639 (54.4%) |
Profession, n (%) | |
Physicians | 314 (26.7%) |
Nurse | 444 (37.8%) |
Respiratory Therapists | 315 (26.8%) |
Others | 101 (8.7%) |
Working Hospital, n (%) | |
Medical City | 361 (30.8%) |
Military Hospital | 207 (17.6%) |
Primary Care Clinic | 100 (8.5%) |
Specialized Hospital | 160 (13.6%) |
University Hospital | 70 (6%) |
General Hospital | 228 (19.4%) |
Psychiatry Hospital | 48 (4.1%) |
Sector, n (%) | |
Governmental | 1027 (87.5%) |
Private | 147 (12.5%) |
Geographical Region, n (%) | |
Eastern | 109 (9.3%) |
Central | 226 (19.2%) |
Western | 298 (25.4%) |
Southern | 393 (33.5%) |
Northern | 148 (12.6%) |
Working Settings, n (%) | |
General Wards | 258 (22%) |
ER | 105 (9%) |
ICUs | 317 (27%) |
OR | 151 (13%) |
Recovery/Post-op | 129 (11%) |
Rehabilitation Center | 70 (8%) |
General Clinic | 46 (4%) |
Specialized Clinic | 35 (3%) |
Training Center | 23 (2%) |
Others | 11 (1%) |
Years of clinical experience, n (%) | |
<1 year | 203 (17.3%) |
1–4 years | 447 (40.6%) |
5–10 years | 133 (11.3%) |
>10 years | 203 (17.3%) |
Living arrangements, n (%) | |
Living alone | 183 (24%) |
Living with family | 784 (66.8%) |
Living elsewhere | 107 (9.2%) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 497 (42.3%) |
Married | 636 (54.2%) |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 41 (3.5%) |
Monthly income in SR, n (%) | |
<12,000 | 446 (38%) |
12,000–20,000 | 662 (53%) |
>20,000 | 106 (9%) |
Current shift work, n (%) | |
Day | 76 (40%) |
Night | 114 (60%) |
Intention to leave the job, n (%) | |
Yes | 390 (33.2%) |
No | 784 (66.8%) |
Burnout | |
High | 909 (77.4%) |
Moderate | 111 (9.5%) |
low | 154 (13.1%) |
Burnout subscale | |
Emotional exhaustion | |
High | 686 (58.4%) |
Moderate | 251 (21.4%) |
Low | 237 (20.2%) |
Depersonalization | |
High | 850 (72.4%) |
Moderate | 124 (10.6%) |
Low | 200 (17%) |
Personal accomplishment | |
Low | 775 (66%) |
Moderate | 193 (16.4%) |
High | 206 (17.6%) |
Variables | OR Burnout | 95% CI |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | Reference | Reference |
Female | 1.47 | 1.04–2.06 |
Marital status | ||
Single | Reference | Reference |
Married | 0.28 | 0.13–0.58 |
Divorced/widowed | 0.71 | 0.49–1.02 |
Years of clinical experience | ||
<1 year | References | References |
1–4 years | 1.2 | 0.65–2.26 |
5–9 years | 0.91 | 0. 54–1.5 |
>10 years | 0.17 | 0.10–0.30 |
Monthly income (SR) | ||
<20,000 SR | Reference | Reference |
>20,000 SR | 0.90 | 0.51–1.41 |
PSS, mean (SD) PSS levels, n (%) High (5.1–7.0) Medium (3.0–5.0) Low (0.1–2.9) | 2.81 (0.68) 144 (12.3%) 473 (40.3%) 556 (47.4%) |
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Siraj, R.A.; Alhaykan, A.E.; Alrajeh, A.M.; Aldhahir, A.M.; Alqahtani, J.S.; Bakhadlq, S.; Alghamdi, S.M.; Alqarni, A.A.; Alqarni, M.M.; Alanazi, T.M.; Alruwaili, A.; Algarni, S.S.; Alahmadi, F.H.; Alahmari, M.; Alahmadi, R.H. Burnout, Resilience, Supervisory Support, and Quitting Intention among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A National Cross-Sectional Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032407
Siraj RA, Alhaykan AE, Alrajeh AM, Aldhahir AM, Alqahtani JS, Bakhadlq S, Alghamdi SM, Alqarni AA, Alqarni MM, Alanazi TM, Alruwaili A, Algarni SS, Alahmadi FH, Alahmari M, Alahmadi RH. Burnout, Resilience, Supervisory Support, and Quitting Intention among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A National Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032407
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiraj, Rayan A., Ahmed E. Alhaykan, Ahmed M. Alrajeh, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Samah Bakhadlq, Saeed M. Alghamdi, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Manal M. Alqarni, Turki M. Alanazi, Abdullah Alruwaili, Saleh S. Algarni, Fahad H. Alahmadi, Mushabbab Alahmari, and Rashid H. Alahmadi. 2023. "Burnout, Resilience, Supervisory Support, and Quitting Intention among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A National Cross-Sectional Survey" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032407