IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON BURNOUT, MORALE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF CAREGIVERS IN NURSING HOMES.
Contributors: St. Louis University.
Published: 1993
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Health Sciences, Education.; Health Sciences, Nursing.; Psychology, Behavioral.
Description: This dissertation is an examination of the concept of burnout, and two educational interventions introduced to decrease that burnout.

The major focus of attention was the premise that burnout exists in staff working in long-term care facilities and that burnout can effect learning and work performance. Further an assumption was presented that stress management inservices defined as affective would be more effective than those judged cognitive (Alzheimer's disease inservices) in decreasing burnout and increasing learning.

Burnout reports were obtained by two measures, the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Sense of Coherence Scales. The Alzheimer's Knowledge Test was selected to assess knowledge of dementia. These measures were administered pre, post each intervention and six weeks post. Statistical measures were applied to examine the staff as a group and for the impact of demographic variables. Comparisons were made from each testing to compare change, specifically addressing the effect of the inservices on scores and to ascertain if the results would change over time.

The key findings were: The two groups were essentially the same demographically. Parameters of burnout were not significant except for work success which improved with the affective first group. What was significant is the affective first group improved on both work success measures and Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge after both interventions. Group cognitive first only improved on Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge after both interventions. However, on the last measurement (time effect), overall satisfaction and knowledge of dementia improved for both groups.

In the final chapter the author discusses the implication of these findings for future educational endeavors and suggests future research opportunities to further examine the concept of burnout and its affect on health care providers and patient care.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-08, Section: B, page: 4065.

Thesis (PH.D.)--SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, 1993.

School code: 0193.