Background Psychiatric nurses constitute a fundamental part of the mental health care system in South Africa. However, high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction among nursing staff have been associated with reduced empathy and quality of care, and poor service delivery. Stikland Psychiatric Hospital is a state psychiatric hospital situated in Belville and provides all levels of psychiatric care to a large part of the Cape metro region. To our knowledge, no previous studies have examined burnout and job satisfaction among nurses in this setting. Aim We assessed the relationship between burnout and job satisfaction among the nursing staff. Setting The study was conducted at Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Methods This cross-sectional study used the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and an established job satisfaction questionnaire to assess burnout and job satisfaction among 127 staff members associated with psychiatric nursing. Results In this population comprising mostly female (83.5%) nurses, scores for personal, work-related and client-related burnout were relatively high, but job satisfaction was also high. Higher levels of burnout were significantly associated (Pearson’s linear correlation, r = -0.077, p < 0.01) with lower levels of job satisfaction. There were no significant associations between burnout or job satisfaction and gender, rank or years of experience. Conclusions If mental health service delivery is to be optimised, supportive or preventative processes should be implemented to reduce the prevalence of burnout in psychiatric nurses. This study adds to the scarce local knowledge and provides information that can be used to inform the development of supportive strategies for psychiatric nursing staff in South Africa.

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南非急性心理健康环境中护理人员的倦怠和工作满意度。

背景 精神科护士是南非精神卫生保健系统的基本组成部分。然而，护理人员的高度倦怠和工作不满意与同理心和护理质量降低以及服务质量差有关。Stikland Psychiatric Hospital 是一家位于贝尔维尔的州立精神病医院，为开普地铁地区的大部分地区提供各级精神病护理。据我们所知，以前没有研究检查过这种情况下护士的倦怠和工作满意度。目的 我们评估了护理人员职业倦怠与工作满意度之间的关系。设置 该研究在南非开普敦的 Stikland 精神病院进行。方法 这项横断面研究使用哥本哈根职业倦怠量表和既定的工作满意度问卷来评估 127 名与精神科护理相关的工作人员的职业倦怠和工作满意度。结果 在这个主要由女性护士（83.5%）组成的人群中，个人、工作相关和客户相关的倦怠得分相对较高，但工作满意度也较高。较高水平的倦怠与较低水平的工作满意度显着相关（Pearson 线性相关，r = -0.077，p < 0.01）。职业倦怠或工作满意度与性别、等级或工作年限之间没有显着关联。结论 如果要优化精神卫生服务的提供，应实施支持性或预防性流程，以减少精神科护士倦怠的发生率。