Burnout among nurses working in social welfare centers for the disabled

BMC Nursing

Table 1 Socio-demographic and occupational characteristics of the sample

Socio-demographic characteristics	TOTAL Number	(N = 180) %
Gender
Men	52	28.89
Women	128	71.11
Age
20–40	69	38.33
41–50	95	52.77
51–60+	16	8.88
Marital Status
Married	131	72.78
Single	27	15.00
Widowed/Divorced/Separated	22	12.21
Children
None	39	21.66
One child	74	41.11
Two children	27	15.00
Three or more children	40	22.22
Education
Low	131	72.78
University	46	25.55
Higher postgraduate studies	3	1.66
Occupational variables
Reason for working as a nurse
Fear of Unemployment (Easy work placement)	49	27.22
Randomly	48	26.66
Love for the profession	83	46.11
Satisfaction from Income
No/A bit	154	85.55
Very	22	12.22
A lot	4	2.22
Staff Adequacy
Yes	10	5.56
No	170	94.44
Organization Satisfaction
No	46	25.55
A bit	59	32.78
Enough	65	36.11
Much	10	5.55
Relationship with colleagues
No/A bit	46	25.55
Moderately	103	57.22
Very/Much	31	17.22
Relationship with Superior
No/A bit	50	27.78
Moderately	101	56.11
Very/Much	29	16.11
Daily routine
Always	54	30.00
Sometimes	78	43.33
Rarely/Never	48	26.66
Night Shifts per 15 days
1–2	65	36.11
3–5	59	32.78
> 5	11	6.11
None	45	25.00
Professional Experience
0–10 years	58	32.22
11–20 years	69	38.33
> 21 years	53	29.44

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