Vårdens pris - utbränd sjuksköterska. En litteraturstudie rörande utbrändhet bland sjuksköterskor

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to illuminate factors in nurses´ work, which can cause a state of exhaustion called burn out. The results indicate that work related mental illness is a lengthy process that gives rise to both physical and psychical problems. These problems might lead to a state of burn out. However, several authors prefer to use expressions like exhaust syndrome or exhaust depression as they are criticising the concept of burn out. The study is a literature analysis of 11 scientific articles that have been scrutinized using the criterions presented by Polit et al (2001). The analysis gives at hand that three groups of factors seem to increase the risk for burn out, namely: (1) deficiencies in the psycho-social work environment, (2) an imbalance between demands and resources and (3) organizational incongruities. The results are discussed using The demand-control model developed by Karasek & Theorell (1990).