Indicators of technostress, their association with burnout and the moderating role of support offers among nurses in German hospitals: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the level of indicators of technostress among nurses with and without a leadership position, the relationship between indicators of technostress and burnout and the moderating role of support offered by employers. The availability of support offers and further needs of nurses were also explored.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey.

Setting

Acute care hospitals in Germany.

Participants

303 nurses (73.3% female) who have worked at the hospital for at least 1 year and a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Indicators of technostress (complexity, overload, usefulness, lack of technical support and unreliability) served as predictors in multiple linear regression analyses to examine their association with

SUBMITTER: Wirth T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253736 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature