Burnout syndrome and self-efficacy among nurses

Introduction. The aim of this research was to investigate the presence and level of relationship of burnout dimensions with perceived general self-efficacy in relation to the length of service of nurses. Participants were nurse employees of a Cantonal Hospital "Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić" Bihać (N=102) who work directly with patients. Materials and Methods. Maslach burnout inventory MBI-HSS. was used to test burnout in the workplace. Generel self-efficacy was measured by a short version of the original general self-efficacy scale by Schwarzer et al. Conclusion. Research results indicate low level of burnout in the workplace with a tendency towards moderate. More specifically, moderate emotional exhaustion, low depersonalization and high personal accomplishment. Perceived self efficacy is associated with depersonalisation (rs= -0.26, p