The purpose of this descriptive correlation study was to analyze the relationships among insurance review nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy and burnout.
For this purpose, the researcher sampled 120 insurance review nurses working for ge...
The purpose of this descriptive correlation study was to analyze the relationships among insurance review nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy and burnout.
For this purpose, the researcher sampled 120 insurance review nurses working for general recuperation centers, general hospitals and clinics for a questionnaire survey conducted using the scales of social support, self-efficacy and burnout for the period from April 10 through May 6, 2008. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program.
The results of this study can be summarized as follows;
First, the nurses in their 30's accounted for the majority (30.8%, n=37) of the sample, while 75.8% (n=91) of them were married. And 37.5% (n=45) of them had no religion, while 46.7% (n=56) of them had BA degrees (including those of correspondent college).
On the other hand, 60.0% (n=72) of the nurses were working for general hospitals, and 43.7% (n=52) of them were working for the hospital with 401~700 sickbeds. 55.8% (n=67) of them belonged to insurance (review) department, and 66.6% (n=79) of them were ordinary nurses. 36.4% (n=40) of them were being paid some 40 million won annually.
Second, as a result of analyzing nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy and burnout, it was found that their perceived social support scored 3.26 on average on a 5-point scale. In view of its sub-areas, evaluative support scored highest or 3.33 on average. The item which scored highest (3.50) on average was 'They respect me as a personality,' while the item which scored lowest (3.18) on average was 'material support.'
Nurses' perceived self-efficacy scored 3.14 on average, and in view of its sub-areas, confidence scored highest (3.55) on average. The item which scored highest (3.75) on average was 'I cannot do anything because I am uneasy when I face a big problem,' while the item which scored lowest (2.76) was 'preference of difficult tasks.'
Nurses' perceived burnout scored 2.51 on average, and the sub-area of poor personal achievement scored highest (2.93) on average. The item which scored highest (3.39) on average was 'I think I am working too hard,' while the item which scored lowest (2.14) was 'inhumanity.'
Third, as a result of analyzing the differences of nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy and burnout depending on their demographic variables, it was found that the social support did not differ depending on nurses' demographic variables, but that the self-efficacy differed significantly depending on such demographic variables as marital status, religious status, current title and length of career as insurance reviewer, while the burnout differed significantly depending on such demographic variables as age, religious status, current title and length of career as insurance reviewer.
Fourth, as a consequence of analyzing the correlations among nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy and burnout, it was found that the higher the perceived social support (r=-.290, p=.001) and self-efficacy (r=-.569, p=.000) were, the perceived burnout was significantly lower, while perceived social support was positively correlated with perceived self-efficacy. (r=-.283, p=.002).
Given such findings, it is deemed necessary to activate a social support system empowering and encouraging the insurance review nurses so that they may well overcome their job challenges to reduce their stress level and enhance their sense of self-efficacy. And it is also deemed necessary to provide them with opportunities continuously to be educated on their self-development conducive to enhancement of their life quality, self-achievement and fulfillment of their needs.