The Influence of Work-life Balance on Burnout among Nurses

In nursing profession, it is quite challenging to achieve a good work-life balance. This resulted in nurses facing burnout issues constantly. This study aims to identify the influences of work-life balance on burnout among nurses. A quantitative research method was used in this study by using survey forms to collect the data. The population was consisting of 150 nurses from KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital. A total of 135 nurses participated in this study which gives a response rate of 90%. The respondents were chosen by using convenience sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) had been used to analyze the data of this study. Descriptive analysis and SEM analysis were carried out by using SPSS and SmartPLS version 3 softwares respectively. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant relationship between work-family enrichment with reduced personal achievement and between work-family conflict with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal achievement. The findings of this study contribute to the empirical study related to work-life balance and burnout especially among nurses in Malaysia. In terms of practical aspects, this study can serve as a guide for organizations and practitioners such as hospitals and human resource practitioners to develop policies or programs to improve work-life balance for workers and to reduce burnout levels.