Depression and Burnout Frequency in Nurses Working in Tertiary Intensive Care Units

Tokur, Murat; ERGAN, BEGÜM; Aydin, Kutlay; Caliskan, Taner; Savran, Yusuf; YAKA, ERDEM; KOCA, UĞUR; Comert, Bilgin; GÖKMEN, ALİ

doi:10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1840

Depression and Burnout Frequency in Nurses Working in Tertiary Intensive Care Units

Tokur M. E., ERGAN B., Aydin K., Caliskan T., Savran Y., YAKA E., ...More

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, vol.9, no.2, pp.25-33, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5152/dcbybd.2018.1840
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.25-33
Keywords: Intensive care unit, nurse, burnout, depression
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Emotional and physical burden is heavy in the intensive care unit (ICU) employees, and the risk of burnout has significantly increased. The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of burnout and depression in nurses serving in tertiary ICUs in a university hospital by questionnaire.