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Validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey among Sri Lankan Nursing Officers

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This study assessed the validity and reliability of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) among Sri Lankan nursing officers. Although the factorial structure and reliability of the MBI-HSS is established across different countries and cultures there is minimal research on burnout or its measurement instruments in South Asian settings. The pre-tested Sinhala version of MBI-HSS was administered to a simple random sample of 191 nursing officers employed in a tertiary care hospital in Colombo. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity of the hypothesized three-factor (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment) structure. A three-factor model fitted the data better than a one-factor or a two-factor model. Two items (4 and 13) were identified as having poor psychometric properties. Deletion of Item 4 resulted in the best fitting model. A modified version of the Sinhala MBI-HSS without item 4 seems to be a highly suitable instrument to assess burnout among Sri Lankan nursing officers.

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Authors wish to acknowledge the administrators and nursing staff of North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka for their support and participation. This research was funded by the World Health Organization (Project No: APW SE SRL PHE 001 / RB 07 / ER 2.1.5). The excellent comments provided by the anonymous reviewer are also appreciated.

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Samaranayake, D.B.D.L., De A. Seneviratne, S.R. Validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey among Sri Lankan Nursing Officers. Psychol Stud 57, 101–111 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-011-0135-5

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