Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026;1490:25-34. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03402-1_4.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Empathy cultivates deeper interpersonal relationships; however, frequent exposure can trigger the risk of burnout. This study aims to predict empathy, burnout, and syndrome among nursing staff in a university hospital in Central Greece.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a synchronic study on the nursing staff of the university general hospital in central Greece. The sample consisted of 210 nurses who took part in the study by completing a questionnaire that included demographic and social characteristics, the “Copenhagen Burnout Inventory” and the “Composite Empathy Scale.” The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and linear regression analysis with a statistical significance of 0.05 were used for the statistical analysis. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to determine the potential predictive factors associated with burnout and empathy.
RESULTS: The prevalence of burnout and empathy among nursing staff was 62.5%. A significant positive correlation between empathy with burnout was found in almost all dimensions. For burnout subscales, “Personal Burnout” was found to be at 44.1%, Operational Burnout “at 62.5%, and in” Burn related to patients “the average was 58.3%. A higher level of burnout is associated with” Workplace Burnout “for nurses on shift work. There was a significant negative correlation between “Cognitive Personal Empathy” and the “Personal Burnout.” Also, 92.9% of the nursing staff reported suffering from a disease.
CONCLUSION: The nurses in the university hospital are “aged staff” with health problems, high levels of empathy, and burnout.
PMID:41479066 | DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-03402-1_4
