Sex differences in burnout and work-family conflict among Chinese emergency nurses: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Work-family conflict and burnout have become pressing concerns in nursing profession. These factors negatively affect nurses' health and work performance and therefore negatively influence the quality and safety of patient care. Whereas, nursing is a female-dominated profession. Studies have found that male nurses have higher level of depersonalization dimension of burnout than female nurses. Female nurses present higher level of emotional exhaustion dimension of burnout than male nurse. This study aimed to apply sex-specific analyses to investigate the associations between dimensions of burnout and work-family role behavior conflict among Chinese emergency department nurses.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional research. A questionnaire comprising items on demogr

SUBMITTER: Diao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659251 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature