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Dispositional Optimism, Burnout and Their Relationship with Self-Reported Health Status among Nurses Working in Long-Term Healthcare Centers

The mental health of nurses working in long-term healthcare centers is affected by the care they provide to older people with major chronic diseases and comorbidity and this in turn affects the quality of that care. The aim of the study was to investigate dispositional optimism, burnout and self-rep...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-07, Vol.17 (14), p.4918
Main Authors: Malagón-Aguilera, Maria Carmen, Suñer-Soler, Rosa, Bonmatí-Tomas, Anna, Bosch-Farré, Cristina, Gelabert-Viella, Sandra, Fontova-Almató, Aurora, Grau-Martín, Armand, Juvinyà-Canal, Dolors
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Summary:The mental health of nurses working in long-term healthcare centers is affected by the care they provide to older people with major chronic diseases and comorbidity and this in turn affects the quality of that care. The aim of the study was to investigate dispositional optimism, burnout and self-reported health among nurses working in long-term healthcare centers. A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used. Survey questionnaires were distributed in 11 long-term health care centers (n = 156) in Catalonia (Spain). The instruments used were LOT-R (dispositional optimism), MBI (burnout) and EuroQol EQ-5D (self-reported health). Bivariate analyses and multivariate linear regression models were used. Self-reported health correlated directly with dispositional optimism and inversely with emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Better perceived health was independently associated with greater dispositional optimism and social support, lower levels of emotional exhaustion level and the absence of burnout. Dispositional optimism in nurses is associated with a greater perception of health and low levels of emotional exhaustion.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17144918