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Health Care, College of Health Sciences Prijedor, College of Healht Sciences Prijedor, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PhD student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Institute for physical medicine, rehabilitation and ortopedic surgery „Dr Miroslav Zotović“ , Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo, Lukavica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health Care, College of Health Sciences Prijedor, College of Health Sciences Prijedor, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo, Lukavica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Introduction. Nursing is a high-risk profession for burnout due to deadlines, workload, close patient and family interac
tions, and supervisor demands. This study aims to assess the frequency of burnout among nurses in COVID-19 and other
departments during the pandemic.
Methods. This cross-sectional study, conducted from November 8 to December 1, 2021, included 246 nurses from COVID-19 and other departments. Two questionnaires were used: a sociodemographic survey and the Maslach Burnout
Inventory.
Results. Statistically significant differences were found in emotional exhaustion (Z=-3.518; p≤0.001), depersonaliza
tion (Z=-2.257; p=0.024), and total burnout score (Z=-4.330; p≤0.001) between nurses in COVID-19 wards and those in other departments. Data suggest that nurses with less than 10 years of experience are at higher risk of burnout than
those with 10–30 years of experience.
Conclusion. Nurses in COVID-19 wards exhibited higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalization compared to
those in other departments.
Conceptualization, L.K., T.P., D.D., J.P., L.S., S.Ž. and S.T.; Formal Analysis, L.K., T.P. and D.D.; Investigation, L.K., T.P., D.D., J.P., L.S., S.Ž., L.B.M. and S.T.; Methodology, L.K., T.P., D.D. and J.P.; Software, L.K., T.P., D.D., J.P., L.S., S.Ž. and S.T.; Supervision, L.K., T.P., D.D., J.P., L.S., S.Ž. and S.T.; Validation, L.K., T.P. and D.D.; Writing – original draft, L.K., T.P., D.D., J.P., L.S. and S.T.; Writing – review & editing, L.K., T.P., D.D. and S.T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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