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Table 2 Emergence of negative trends: nurses' responses to burnout.

From: Factors involved in nurses' responses to burnout: a grounded theory study

Main categories

Subcategories

Emotional responses

Personal desperation

 

Professional desperation

Attitudinal responses

Depersonalization

 

Negativity

Psychosomatic responses

Physical attrition

 

Psychological attrition

Behavioral responses

Intolerance

 

Justification

Organizational responses

Perfunctory care

 

Declining performance