Assessment of burn-out and social support in nursing professionalsFradelos E,1 Mpelegrinos S2, Mparo Chr2, Vassilopoulou Chr3, Argyrou P1, Staikos1 Ch,Theofilou P4.1 State Mental Hospital of Attica Daphne 2Ministry of Health Greece 3 Athinaion Clinic 4Sotiria Hospital

Introduction: Burnout may be defined as a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that results from long-term involvement in work situations that are emotionally demanding. During the last years, researchers have shown a great interest in the use of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in order to assess perceived social support in clinical and social context. The association of social support with burnout is investigated.

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Emotional exhaustion Pearson Correlation -329** -120 -,292** Sig. (2-tailed) ,000 ,169 ,001 N 133 133 133 Depersonalization Pearson Correlation -,301** -,129 -,277** Sig. (2-tailed) ,000 ,137 ,001 N 134 135 135 Personal accompllsh Pearson Correlation ,377** ,313** ,411** Sig. (2-tailed) ,000 ,000 ,000 N 136 137 137

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Purpose: The present study aims to, Examine possible correlations between burnout and social environment; Investigate differences with regards to the levels of burnout in nursing professionals working in General and Mental hospitals respectively. Material and methods: A cohort of 139 nurses was recruited from General and Mental hospitals located within the broader area of Athens. From the total sample, 42 were men and 97 women with a mean age of 39.9 years of life. We used the following questionnaires: Maslach Burnout Inventory and MSPSS to assess social support.

Results: The results indicated the effect that social support has on decreasing the levels of burnout (p <0.01) in nursing professionals . In addition, according the results there is a statistically significant correlation between age, education level and whether the staff carries out administrative duties or not in assessment of burnout.

Conclusions: Social support and socio-demographic factors appear to affect the levels of burnout syndrome of nurses in Psychiatric and General Hospital.

Demographic makeup:There were 97 females (69.8%) and 42 males (30.2%). Participants ages ranged from 23-59 years with a mean of 39.89 .Working settings: Mental hospitals 44.6% and General Hospitals 55.4%. Educational status of the sample was: high school degree 33.1%, Higher Education 59% and 7.9%.

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