Psychological Resilience, Burnout Levels and Turnover Tendencies Nurses’s Working in Intensive Care

Fatma Öz; Ömer Faruk Akbuğa

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Psychological Resilience, Burnout Levels and Turnover Tendencies Nurses’s Working in Intensive Care

Authors:

Fatma Öz | Ömer Faruk Akbuğa

Publisher:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Journal:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.264-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357067

pISSN:

2687-5403

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 This research was conducted as a descriptive and correlational study to examine the psychological resilience and burnout levels of nurses working in adult intensive care units, as well as their tendency to leave their jobs. The study also explores the relationships between these factors. The study population comprised nurses working at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Practice and Research Hospital, with the sample including nurses from the adult intensive care units of the same hospital. Data were collected online using an introductory characteristics form, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and a turnover tendency scale, following institutional and ethics committee approvals. The research was completed with a total of 256 participants. The participants had an average psychological resilience score of 57.6  19, an average burnout score of 47  14.4, and an average turnover tendency score of 16  5.9. The average scores for the psychological resilience subscales were as follows: perseverance and personal competence 37.1  12, tolerance to negative phenomena 14.8  5.6, and spiritual tendency 5.7  2.6. Correlation analysis revealed a weak positive relationship between burnout and the tendency to quit β  0.440; p  0.001. The average scores of the participants for psychological resilience, burnout, and turnover tendencies are described as medium level. It was concluded that the level of burnout is a significant determinant of the tendency to leave the job. Therefore, it is recommended to implement programs aimed at psychosocially strengthening nurses.

 This research was conducted as a descriptive and correlational study to examine the psychological resilience and burnout levels of nurses working in adult intensive care units, as well as their tendency to leave their jobs. The study also explores the relationships between these factors. The study population comprised nurses working at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Practice and Research Hospital, with the sample including nurses from the adult intensive care units of the same hospital. Data were collected online using an introductory characteristics form, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and a turnover tendency scale, following institutional and ethics committee approvals. The research was completed with a total of 256 participants. The participants had an average psychological resilience score of 57.6  19, an average burnout score of 47  14.4, and an average turnover tendency score of 16  5.9. The average scores for the psychological resilience subscales were as follows: perseverance and personal competence 37.1  12, tolerance to negative phenomena 14.8  5.6, and spiritual tendency 5.7  2.6. Correlation analysis revealed a weak positive relationship between burnout and the tendency to quit β  0.440; p  0.001. The average scores of the participants for psychological resilience, burnout, and turnover tendencies are described as medium level. It was concluded that the level of burnout is a significant determinant of the tendency to leave the job. Therefore, it is recommended to implement programs aimed at psychosocially strengthening nurses.

 This research was conducted as a descriptive and correlational study to examine the psychological resilience and burnout levels of nurses working in adult intensive care units, as well as their tendency to leave their jobs. The study also explores the relationships between these factors. The study population comprised nurses working at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Health Practice and Research Hospital, with the sample including nurses from the adult intensive care units of the same hospital. Data were collected online using an introductory characteristics form, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and a turnover tendency scale, following institutional and ethics committee approvals. The research was completed with a total of 256 participants. The participants had an average psychological resilience score of 57.6  19, an average burnout score of 47  14.4, and an average turnover tendency score of 16  5.9. The average scores for the psychological resilience subscales were as follows: perseverance and personal competence 37.1  12, tolerance to negative phenomena 14.8  5.6, and spiritual tendency 5.7  2.6. Correlation analysis revealed a weak positive relationship between burnout and the tendency to quit β  0.440; p  0.001. The average scores of the participants for psychological resilience, burnout, and turnover tendencies are described as medium level. It was concluded that the level of burnout is a significant determinant of the tendency to leave the job. Therefore, it is recommended to implement programs aimed at psychosocially strengthening nurses.

 Araştırma, erişkin yoğun bakımda çalışan hemşirelerin psikolojik sağlamlık ve tükenmişlik düzeyleri ile işten ayrılma eğilimlerini ve aralarındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesinde çalışan hemşireler, örneklemini ise aynı hastanenin yetişkin yoğun bakımlarında çalışan hemşireler oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri, kurum ve etik kurul izinleri alındıktan sonra online ortamda tanıtıcı özellikler formu, Connor-Davidson psikolojik sağlamlık, Maslach tükenmişlik ve işten ayrılma eğilimi ölçeğiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırma, toplam 256 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Katılımcıların psikolojik sağlamlık puan ortalaması 57.65 18.9 tükenmişlik puan ortalaması 47 14.4, işten ayrılma eğilimleri puan ortalaması ise 16 5.9dur. Katılımcıların psikolojik sağlamlık alt ölçeklerinden azim ve kişisel yetkinlik puan ortalaması 37.112 olarak, negatif olgulara tolerans düzeyleri 14.85.6 ve manevi eğilim düzeyleri 5.72.6 olarak belirlenmiştir. İşten ayrılma eğilimi, katılımcıların medeni durumu, yaşı, eğitim düzeyi, çocuk sayısı ve eşlerin çalışma durumuna göre anlamlı derecede farklılık göstermiş, ancak cinsiyete göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemiştir. Korelasyon analizi sonucunda tükenmişlik ile işten ayrılma eğilimi arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir ilişki belirlenmiştir β0.440; P0.001. Katılımcıların psikolojik sağlamlık, tükenmişlik ve işten ayrılma eğilimleri puan ortalamaları orta düzey olarak nitelendirilebilmektedir. Tükenmişlik düzeyinin işten ayrılma eğiliminin anlamlı bir belirleyicisi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, hemşirelere psikososyal güçlendirmeye yönelik programların yapılması önerilir.

Article Details

Psychological Resilience, Burnout Levels and Turnover Tendencies Nurses’s Working in Intensive Care

Authors:

Fatma Öz | Ömer Faruk Akbuğa

Publisher:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Journal:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.264-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357067

pISSN:

2687-5403

Personnel Turnover

Resilience

Burnout

Intensive Care Nursing.Çalışan Dönüşümü

Psikolojik Sağlamlık

Tükenmişlik

Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği.

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Article Details

Authors: Fatma Öz | Ömer Faruk Akbuğa

Publisher: Necmettin Erbakan University

Main Topics: Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Journal: Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.264-289

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357067

pISSN: 2687-5403

Issues

Authors:

Fatma Öz | Ömer Faruk Akbuğa

Publisher:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Main Topics:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Journal:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.264-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357067

pISSN:

2687-5403