ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Factors Associated with Burnout Among Nurses: The Roles of Shift Work Characteristics, Work-Life Balance Satisfaction, and Chronic Disease.
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backgroundBurnout is a major challenge to the ongoing viability of the nursing workforce. However, only a limited number of studies have integrated work shift characteristics, satisfaction with work-life balance, and chronic illness into the same model.
aimTo examine whether shift work patterns, satisfaction with work-life balance, and chronic illness are independently associated with burnout among nurses.
methodsBetween March and May of 2025, an analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 nurses in two Egyptian military hospitals. Burnout was measured with the 20-item Burnout Syndrome Assessment Scale (BOSAS; Cronbach's α = 0.832 in the present sample). Unadjusted associations were examined using univariable linear regression with HC3 robust standard errors, and hierarchical multiple linear regression was used to identify factors independently associated with the total burnout score.
resultsThe reported prevalence of burnout was 30.0% mild, 57.0% moderate, and 13.0% severe. The mean total burnout score was 46.72 ± 11.55. The final model of the regression explained 43.9% of the variance in burnout. Work-life balance satisfaction showed the strongest association with burnout among the variables in the model (standardized β = -0.479,
conclusionsIn this sample, greater work-life balance satisfaction was associated with lower burnout, while the near-uniformity of shift exposure limited what could be concluded about shift duration. The cross-sectional design precludes causal inference and the direction of these relationships cannot be established. Preventive measures that protect work-life balance, such as predictable rosters, sufficient recovery time, and staffing that eases competing work and family demands, warrant evaluation, as does early support for nurses living with chronic disease.
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