Document 0601
 DOCN  M9480601
 TI    Emotional exhaustion and distress among nurses: how important are
       AIDS-care specific factors?
 DT    9410
 AU    van Servellen G; Leake B; School of Nursing, Los Angeles.
 SO    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1994 Mar-Apr;5(2):11-9. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94305111
 AB    This study describes distress symptomatology and levels of job-related
       exhaustion in a sample of 153 hospital nurses currently caring for AIDS
       patients. While the level of emotional exhaustion in the sample was not
       alarmingly high, these nurses did report symptoms of distress. Levels of
       emotional exhaustion were related to a variety of personal demographic,
       AIDS-specific, and job-related factors. These factors included: age,
       income, years of practice on the unit, recent change in shift, type of
       unit, discomfort caring for AIDS patients, willingness to continue
       caring for AIDS patients, number of AIDS patients cared for, job
       tension, job influence, and enthusiasm about returning to work.
       Regression analysis indicated, however, that six general job-related
       factors accounted for about 46% of the variation in emotional
       exhaustion. These results suggest that general job-related factors such
       as 8-hour shifts, changing shifts, level of job tension, and other
       factors characterizing all hospital care are particularly worthy of
       future study.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  Adult  Attitude of Health
       Personnel  Burnout, Professional/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY  Female
       Health Surveys  Human  Male  Nursing Staff, Hospital/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Regression Analysis  Risk Factors  Workload  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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