Environmental factors as predictors for nurses burnout at Rabigh General Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in delivering quality patient care. Their well-being is directly linked to patient outcomes and safety. Nurses who experience job burnout may experience mental exhaustion, anxiety, a lack of enthusiasm, and absences from work. Aims: The study aimed to examine the prevalence of burnout among nurses working at Rabigh General Hospital, Saudi Arabia and to evaluate environmental risk factors contributing to burnout. Settings and Design: The study utilized cross-sectional quantitative methods for data collection. The current study included n = 119 female nurses. Materials and Methods: observational data were collected from nurses working at Rabigh General Hospital to assess their perceptions of the identified environmental factors and their relationship with burnout. Statistical Analysis Used: Data analysis was performed in SPSS v. 26. Frequencies and percentages are taken from all qualitative variables. The association between burnout and environmental factors was assessed using cross-tabulation ( P = 0.05 is considered statistically significant). Results: Years of experience (>11 years) in the current Centre had a significant impact ( P = 0.01). Nurses had a high percentage of exhaustion (47.9%), followed by high mental distance 15.1%. Overall, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) score was 98.63 ± 19.51. Participation was found to have the strongest positive correlation with the PES-NWI overall score ( r = 0.980; P ≤ 0.001), followed by resource adequacy ( r = 0.879; P ≤ 0.001). The total PES-NWI score had an intermediate negative correlation with the total Burnout assessment tool (BAT) score ( r = −0.429; P ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, different factors influenced burnout in the studied population. The total PES-NWI score had an intermediate negative correlation with the total BAT score. The more satisfied the nurses are with their work environment, the less burnout there will be.