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Abstract

Background: Saudi Arabia hosts a total of 39 nursing colleges dispersed across various regions. Nursing students are confronted with multiple stressors during their educational journey. We aim in this study to assess burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire (MBI) and different coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students at the College of Nursing at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: We utilized a questionnaire to execute a cross-sectional study on nursing students. We gathered data through a stratified convenient sample, whereby participants voluntarily contributed their responses. The questionnaire collected information on sociodemographic variables, as well as their scores on the MBI and coping strategies. We analyzed the data using a combination of descriptive, inferential, correlation, and logistic regression.

Results: Our study involved 316 participants, 79% women. Academic levels ranged from Level 6 (39%) to Level 12 (22%). The median Grade Point Average (GPA) was 4.47, and self-clinical performance averaged 7. Burnout levels included 30% high emotional exhaustion, 59% high depersonalization, and 66% low personal accomplishment. Gender differences were significant for emotional exhaustion (p=0.04) but not for Depersonalization (p=0.201), personal accomplishment (p=0.944), or coping strategies (p=0.785). When stratified by burnout level, no significant gender-based differences were observed for emotional exhaustion (p=0.988), Depersonalization (p=0.407), or personal accomplishment (p=0.438). Emotional exhaustion correlated with Coping Strategies (p=0.001) and negatively with "Self-clinical performance rating (p

Conclusion: Gender-based analysis revealed a significant difference in emotional exhaustion between men and women, while burnout levels did not significantly differ between genders. Additionally, correlations were observed between burnout dimensions and various factors, such as self-clinical performance, GPA, and coping strategies. Logistic regression analysis highlighted significant predictors for Depersonalization and personal accomplishment, with coping strategies emerging as the sole predictor for personal accomplishment

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