PMID- 20021576
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100409
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1742-7924 (Electronic)
IS  - 1742-7924 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
DP  - 2009 Dec
TI  - Relationship between assertiveness and burnout among nurse managers.
PG  - 71-81
LID - 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2009.00124.x [doi]
AB  - AIM: We aimed to clarify the relationship between assertiveness and burnout among 
      nurse managers at university hospitals. METHODS: The directors at three 
      university hospitals agreed to cooperate with our study. During a one-month 
      period from May to June 2007, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed 
      to 203 nurse managers (head and sub-head nurses). The Japanese version of the 
      Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (J-RAS) and the Japanese version of the Maslach 
      Burnout Inventory (MBI) were used as scales. Burnout was operationally defined as 
      a total MBI score in the highest tertile. RESULTS: Valid responses were obtained 
      from 172 nurse managers. The mean J-RAS score of the burnout group (-14.3) was 
      significantly lower than that of the non-burnout group (-3.3). Responses about 
      work experience and age showed no significant group difference. Total MBI score 
      was inversely correlated with J-RAS score (R = -0.30, P < 0.01). Multiple 
      logistic regression analyses indicated a decrease in the risk of burnout by 26% 
      (0.74 times) for every 10 point increase in the J-RAS score, and by 60% (0.40 
      times) for greater satisfaction with own care provision. CONCLUSIONS: The results 
      suggest that increasing assertiveness and satisfaction with own care provision 
      contributes to preventing burnout among Japanese nurse managers.
FAU - Suzuki, Eiko
AU  - Suzuki E
AD  - Nagano College of Nursing, Komagane, Nagano, Japan. chihiroeiko@hotmail.com
FAU - Saito, Miyuki
AU  - Saito M
FAU - Tagaya, Akira
AU  - Tagaya A
FAU - Mihara, Rieko
AU  - Mihara R
FAU - Maruyama, Akiko
AU  - Maruyama A
FAU - Azuma, Tomomi
AU  - Azuma T
FAU - Sato, Chifumi
AU  - Sato C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Jpn J Nurs Sci
JT  - Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS
JID - 101227890
SB  - IM
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Assertiveness
MH  - *Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - Burnout, Professional/diagnosis/prevention & control/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospitals, University
MH  - Humans
MH  - Intention
MH  - Japan
MH  - Job Satisfaction
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nurse Administrators/education/organization & administration/*psychology
MH  - Nursing Methodology Research
MH  - Personnel Turnover
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Social Support
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2009/12/22 06:00
MHDA- 2010/04/10 06:00
CRDT- 2009/12/22 06:00
PHST- 2009/12/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/12/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/04/10 06:00 [medline]
AID - JJNS124 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2009.00124.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Jpn J Nurs Sci. 2009 Dec;6(2):71-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2009.00124.x.