The Prevalence of Burnout and Its Association With Types of Capital Among Female Nurses in West of Iran

Background: burnout is a common syndrome associated with job stresses in the health sector personnel, especially female nurses.objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate burnout and its association with types of capital among female nurses in educational hospitals of kermanshah university of medical sciences.patients and methods: this was a retrospective cross-sectional study. the study population was all female nurses working in educational hospitals of kermanshah university of medical sciences. participants completed a questionnaire containing three parts as: maslach burnout inventory, the types of capital and sociodemographic characteristics. data analysis was done using spss version 18.results: in total, 40% of female nurses had a high level of burnout. the mean scores of the emotion exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment were 33.7, 16 and 25.7, respectively. in addition, 50% of female nurses had a high social capital, 86% of them had a moderate economic capital and 49.3% had a low cultural capital. finally, there were significant negative correlations between burnout and capital types (economic, cultural and social).conclusions: the prevalence of burnout among nurses is high. capital types had a positive impact on reducing burnout. therefore, maintaining capital types should