RESEARCH PAPER
The effect of arduous (microclimate, lighting) and harmful (noise) factors on the levels of occupational burnout in surgical nurses
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Collegium Medicum, The Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Polska
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Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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John Paul II District Hospital in Włoszczowa, Healthcare Facility, John Paul II District Hospital, Włoszczowa, Poland
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Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, State Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior and Administration - State Research Institute, Polska
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Faculty of Medicine, Lazarski University, Polska
Corresponding author
Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski
Katedra Zdrowia Publicznego, Akademia Medyczna Nauk Stosowanych i Holistycznych, Al. Jerozolimskie 133 A, 02-304, Warszawa, Polska
Katedra Zdrowia Publicznego, Akademia Medyczna Nauk Stosowanych i Holistycznych, Al. Jerozolimskie 133 A, 02-304, Warszawa, Polska
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ABSTRACT
Introduction and objective:
Harmful factors may lead to a deterioration of health classified as occupational disease, while arduous factors may result in poor well-being or fatigue, but do not lead to permanent health damage. Occupational burnout syndrome poses a serious threat to the health of employees. The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate the effect of arduous (microclimate, lighting) and harmful (noise) factors on the level of occupational burnout in a group of surgical nurses.
Material and methods:
Studies of burdensome and harmful health factors in operating rooms, including measurements of electric lighting intensity, moderate microclimate, and noise, were conducted by an accredited laboratory in selected operating theaters in hospitals in the Świętokrzyskie region. The study group consisted of 110 professionally active surgical nurses. The Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ) was used for the survey.
Results:
Work environment measurements conducted in selected operating rooms by an accredited laboratory confirm that factors such as microclimate, lighting, and noise meet the requirements for operating rooms. The average percentage of participants dissatisfied with the thermal conditions in the studied operating rooms was 8.33%. The highest light intensity in the central zone was found on the operating table, reaching 16,485.5 lux. The average daily noise exposure level was 56.2 dB.
Conclusions:
A study of the impact of harmful and burdensome factors revealed their impact on psychophysical exhaustion and disillusionment among nursing staff. Increased temperature and uneven lighting contributed to increased psychophysical exhaustion and disillusionment in the study group.
Harmful factors may lead to a deterioration of health classified as occupational disease, while arduous factors may result in poor well-being or fatigue, but do not lead to permanent health damage. Occupational burnout syndrome poses a serious threat to the health of employees. The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate the effect of arduous (microclimate, lighting) and harmful (noise) factors on the level of occupational burnout in a group of surgical nurses.
Material and methods:
Studies of burdensome and harmful health factors in operating rooms, including measurements of electric lighting intensity, moderate microclimate, and noise, were conducted by an accredited laboratory in selected operating theaters in hospitals in the Świętokrzyskie region. The study group consisted of 110 professionally active surgical nurses. The Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ) was used for the survey.
Results:
Work environment measurements conducted in selected operating rooms by an accredited laboratory confirm that factors such as microclimate, lighting, and noise meet the requirements for operating rooms. The average percentage of participants dissatisfied with the thermal conditions in the studied operating rooms was 8.33%. The highest light intensity in the central zone was found on the operating table, reaching 16,485.5 lux. The average daily noise exposure level was 56.2 dB.
Conclusions:
A study of the impact of harmful and burdensome factors revealed their impact on psychophysical exhaustion and disillusionment among nursing staff. Increased temperature and uneven lighting contributed to increased psychophysical exhaustion and disillusionment in the study group.
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