The Association between Occupational Burnout and Spiritual Wellbeing in Emergency Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: this study evaluated the occupational burnout (ob) and spiritual well-being (swb) of emergency nurses as well as the associations between these variables. method: this cross-sectional study was conducted in six hospitals and emergency medical centers affiliated with ardebil university of medical sciences (ardebil, iran), in 2020. data were collected via socio-demographic, spiritual well-being scale (swbs), and maslach burnout inventory (mbi) questionnaires. results: this study included 239 emergency department nurses. the mean age of the participants was 34.4±6.4 years. the mean of existential well-being and religious well-being was 40.3±8.7 and 41.0±9.2, respectively. the results indicated that moderate (p=0.007) and severe (p<0.001) personal accomplishment was a positive and significant predictor of the swb in emergency department nurses. conclusion: proper planning and provision of suitable educational programs in the dimension of the swb of nurses prevent the creation and continuation of ob and increase the self-efficacy and job satisfaction of emergency medical staff, resulting in better patient care.