exploring the relationship between burnout, mental health, and psychosocial factors among nurses

Background and aims: nursing is a demanding profession associated with high levels of stress and burnout. in this study, a theoretical model was applied to investigate structural associations among burnout, mental health, and workplace psychosocial factors for nurses working in isfahan province, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among 416 nurses in iran selected using a stratified sampling method. the required data were collected using the general health questionnaires, copenhagen burnout inventory, and copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire and then analyzed by spss-24 and amos-24 software, correlation tests, and structural equation modeling. results: burnout was significantly correlated with poorer mental health, with the highest correlation coefficient related to the component of personal burnout (r=0.30, p<0.001). the results of the model revealed that burnout negatively impacted mental health (β=0.33, p=0.001) and psychosocial factors (β=-0.90, p=0.001). however, burnout did not have a significant indirect effect on psychosocial factors through mental health (p=0.08). conclusion: higher burnout levels were associated with poorer mental health and adverse workplace psychosocial conditions. accordingly, organizational interventions should focus on reducing burnout to promote mental health and psychosocial factors.