Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify the work-related environmental stressor influencing Burnout by utilizing a Covariance Structure Analysis in order to plan concrete measures for preventing Burnout. The subjects were nurses caring for patients with neurological intractable illness. Questionnaire investigation was carried out to 284 nurses working in ward for these patients of national and general hospitals with 300 beds or more.
Findings were as follows, the first work-related environmental stressor influencing Burnout is the factor of "impossibility on nursing". The second, that of "conflict with colleagues". The factors of "distrustfulness of doctors", "conflict with bosses" and "experience of patients' death" did not significantly influence Burnout. These findings indicated the importance of the work-related environment in which nurses are easy to express their feelings during patients's care and to establish comfortable relations among colleagues
