Predictors of university nursing students burnout at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

• Published in: Nurse Education Today
• Main Authors: Sveinsdóttir, Herdís, Flygenring, Birna Guðrún, Svavarsdóttir, Margrét Hrönn, Thorsteinsson, Hrund Scheving, Kristófersson, Gísli Kort, Bernharðsdóttir, Jóhanna, Svavarsdóttir, Erla Kolbrún
• Other Authors: 1University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Eirberg, Eiríksgata 34, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali University Hospital, Division of Surgical Services, Hringbraut, IS-101 Reykjavík, Iceland. Electronic address: [e-mail]. 2University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Eirberg, Eiríksgata 34, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland. 3University of Akureyri, School of Health Sciences, Sólborg, Norðurslóð 2, 600 Akureyri, Iceland. 4University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Eirberg, Eiríksgata 34, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali University Hospital, Division of Education, Hringbraut, IS-101 Reykjavík, Iceland. 5University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Eirberg, Eiríksgata 34, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland; Landspítali University Hospital, Office of the Director of Nursing, Hringbraut, IS-101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Burnout; COVID-19 pandemic; Nursing students; Stress; Hjúkrunarfræði; Háskólanemar; Kulnun; Akureyri; Iceland; University of Akureyri
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/622043; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105070

To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked Download Background: Little is known about the stress and burnout experienced by undergraduate and graduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic burnout among nursing students can have an impact on students' learning ability, health, and wellbeing and on the quality of care and intention to leave the profession post-graduation. Objectives: Evaluate the predictors of nursing students' personal, academic, and collaboration-related burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Cross-sectional two-site study. Settings: Icelandic universities offering nursing education. Participants: Graduate and undergraduate nursing students in Iceland (N = 1044) were asked to participate in the study, with a response rate of 32.7%. Methods: An online survey was used to evaluate the students' stress and burnout in spring 2020. Results: The main findings show that 51% of the variability in the students' personal burnout was explained by their perceived stress, mental health, and perceived support. Furthermore, the students' perceived stress, support, and educational levels predicted 42% of the variability in their academic burnout. Burnout related to collaborating with fellow-students was explained by the nursing students' physical health and by their educational level, explaining 6% of the variability in fellow-students burnout. Conclusion: University administrators might consider adding academic support facilities into their undergraduate nursing programs and teaching their students healthy coping skills. Keywords: Burnout; COVID-19 pandemic; Nursing students; Stress. University of Iceland University of Akureyri