THE EFFECT OF FAMILY SUPPORT ON NURSES’ BURNOUT LEVEL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Diana Laili Putri (School of Health and Life Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Syifaul Lailiyah (School of Health and Life Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Seng-Choi Chong (Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

Journal of Community Mental Health and Public Policy
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): OCTOBER

Background: Nurses experience burnout due to high workloads and various job demands. Family support is one of the factors which influences the levels of burnout. Purpose: To examining the effect of family support on the burnout levels faced by inpatient unit nurses at Blambangan Hospital. Methods: This study was conducted quantitatively with a cross-sectional study design. It took place in December 2022 at Blambangan Hospital. Respondents were 136 inpatient unit nurses. Both primary and secondary data were collected, which included a survey using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. This research instrument was tested for validity and reliability. The research data was analyzed using a simple linear test with SPSS 23. Results: Based on the results of the linear regression equation, it is discovered that family support positively influences burnout among nurses in the inpatient unit of Blambangan Banyuwangi Hospital. In addition, family support has an effect of 6% on burnout in nurses; meanwhile, 94% of burnout is influenced by other unexamined variables. Conclusion: Family support reduces burnout levels among nurses. Therefore, it is necessary to form crucial stress management strategies to reduce burnout for nurses by fostering the family support system. Abstrak Latar Belakang: Perawat mengalami burnout karena beban kerja yang tinggi dan tuntutan pekerjaan yang beragam. Dukungan keluarga merupakan salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi tingkat burnout. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh dukungan keluarga terhadap tingkat burnout yang dihadapi perawat unit rawat inap Rumah Sakit Daerah (RSUD) Blambangan. Metode: Penelitian ini dilakukan secara kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Itu terjadi pada Desember 2022 di RSUD Blambangan. Responden adalah 136 perawat unit rawat inap. Data primer dan sekunder dikumpulkan, termasuk survei menggunakan kuesioner Maslach Burnout Inventory. Instrumen penelitian ini diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan uji linier sederhana dengan SPSS 23. Hasil: Berdasarkan hasil persamaan regresi linier diketahui bahwa dukungan keluarga berpengaruh positif terhadap burnout perawat di ruang rawat inap RSUD Blambangan. Selain itu, dukungan keluarga berpengaruh sebesar 6% terhadap burnout pada perawat; Sementara itu, 94% burnout dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak teruji. Kesimpulan: Dukungan keluarga menurunkan tingkat burnout pada perawat. Oleh karena itu, perlu dibentuk strategi manajemen stres yang krusial untuk mengurangi kejenuhan bagi perawat dengan membina sistem dukungan keluarga.