Prevalence and Associated Factors of Burnout Among Nurses at Private Tertiary Hospitals in the Gulf Region: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study.

Introduction: Burnout among nurses has emerged as a critical issue in healthcare and is gaining considerable attention due to its profound negative effects. The pervasive nature and significant effects that burnout might hold underscore the crucial need to assess this issue and its contributing factors among nurses. However, there is an evident gap in research precisely addressing this issue among nurses working in private hospitals in the Gulf Region.

Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among nurses at private tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Method: This is a cross-sectional study, and the data were collected by an electronic self-administered survey. This multicenter study involved a sample of 616 nurses and was performed in six different private tertiary care hospitals which belong to the largest private healthcare group in the Gulf Region. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey was utilized to assess burnout levels.

Results: The study's results revealed that the overall burnout level was 67.2%. Notably, 82.8% of the participants were identified as having high Emotional Exhaustion (EE), 56.8% for high Depersonalization (DP), and 44.6% for low Personal Accomplishment (PA). The mean score for the EE dimension was 36.79 ± 10.34, the DP dimension was 13.91 ± 6.65, and the PA dimension had a mean score of 32.37 ± 7.73.

Conclusion: The conclusions revealed a significant prevalence of burnout among nurses working within the private sector in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This underscores the persistent problem of burnout among nurses, which necessitates targeted interventions.