The Impact of Coping Mechanisms and Self-Efficacy on Workplace Burnout in Nursing: Evidence from a Demographic Perspective (Published)
This study investigated the relationships between self-efficacy, occupational burnout, and coping strategies among nursing staff, focusing on how coping strategies might influence the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout. Using data from government and private hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the study analyzed demographic factors such as gender, education, family system, marital status, monthly income, institution, working shifts, and employment status. Data were analyzed with SPSS, employing reliability checks, Pearson correlation, regression analyses, t-tests, and ANOVA. The findings revealed that higher self-efficacy is associated with lower levels of occupational burnout and better coping strategies. However, coping strategies did not significantly moderate the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout. This might be due to limited mental health resources and training in Pakistan, as well as cultural factors affecting the application of coping strategies. Significant differences were found across demographic variables. For instance, nurses from joint families experienced more burnout than those from nuclear families, and female nurses reported higher burnout levels than male nurses. Higher-income nurses showed better self-efficacy, and those in double shifts had higher self-efficacy compared to single or triple shifts. Government-employed nurses had higher self-efficacy than those in other employment statuses. Regression analyses indicated that self-efficacy negatively predicts burnout, explaining 24% of the variance, while coping strategies and problem-focused coping also negatively predict burnout, accounting for 13% and 7% of the variance, respectively. The study highlights the importance of enhancing self-efficacy and coping skills among nurses to manage stress and reduce burnout. Future research should focus on larger, diverse samples and explore longitudinal changes, organizational factors, and intervention effectiveness.
Keywords: Nursing, Self-Efficacy, coping mechanisms, demographic perspective, workplace burnout
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE EXPECTATIONS AND REALITY OF BANGLADESH: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED TWO RURAL AREAS (Published)
Health care sector in Bangladesh is very essential sector. Health is wealth without health care development the quality of our life style is impossible. Our national economic and social development depends on health care sector. There are large amount of people living at the rural area. But they have little access to health care services. Health care service in Bangladesh is problematic and complex into different dimensions. Most of the people are increasingly impatient with the inability of health services to deliver national coverage that meet stated demands and changing needs, failure to provide services that correspond to their expectations. Some people disagree with health care system need to respond better faster to the challenges of new changing. This research deals with the expectations and reality of primary health care in Bangladesh and focuses on different Government and NGOs health care situation in rural areas.
Keywords: Health Care, Religious Beliefs, Rural treatment, Self-Efficacy, Traditional Medicine