Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Aim: This study determined the prevalence and key determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kumasi, Ghana. Design: Hospital-based cross-sectional study. Method: A questionnaire was used to obtain data from 391 nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Kumasi, Ghana using simple random sampling. Results: About 84.4% of the participants were females. The majority of the study participants experienced low burnout for all dimensions (58% in emotional exhaustion, 55.5% poor personal accomplishment and 38.3% depersonalization). Multiple regression analysis revealed that high emotional exhaustion was independently predicted by post-graduate education (beta = 6,42, p = .003), lack of support from management (beta = 2.07, p = .024), dislike for leadership style, (beta = 3.54, p < .001) and inadequate number of staff (beta = 2.93, p = .005). Age (beta = 0.35, p = .004), lack of support from management (beta = 1.60, p = .012), and inadequate number of staff (beta = 1.49, p = .034) independently predicted high depersonalisation. Female sex (beta = 4.36, p < .001) and years of practice (beta = -0.26, p < .001) independently predicted low personal accomplishment.