An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses

Yuan-hui Luo; Hui Li; Virginia Plummer; Wendy M. Cross; Louisa Lam; Yu-fang Guo; Yi-zhen  Yin; Jing-ping Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.004

An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses

Yuan-hui Luo, Hui Li, Virginia Plummer, Wendy M. Cross, Louisa Lam, Yu-fang Guo, Yi-zhen Yin, Jing-ping Zhang

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the positive psychological intervention of recording three good things on alleviating nurses' burnout. Eighty-seven nurses with burnout were recruited. Nurses in the study group recorded three good things using communication tool WeChat for six months, no records were made in the control group. After intervention, the score of exhaustion decreased considerably for nurses in the study group. Nurses recording three good things on average twice a week returned the lowest score of exhaustion. This intervention combined with appropriate surveillance and encouragement is recommended to reduce nurses' burnout and create a positive work environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-191
Number of pages	6
Journal	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.004
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

Keywords

burnout
nurses
Intervention
positive psychology

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