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Received: 2026/06/11 | Accepted: 2026/07/25
Received: 2026/06/11 | Accepted: 2026/07/25
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1- Department of Nursing, To.C., Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, To.C., Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
3- Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran
4- Department of Psychology, To.C., Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran, Islamic Republic of ,hoora.nabizadeh@iau.ir
2- Department of Psychology, To.C., Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
3- Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran
4- Department of Psychology, To.C., Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Abstract (199 Views)
Background: Nurses, owing to high occupational and emotional pressures, are exposed to stress and job burnout, which can threaten their life satisfaction and mental health.
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive‒behavioural therapy on perceived stress and life satisfaction in nurses with symptoms of job burnout in 2025.
Methods: The present study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest and post-test, including an experimental group and a control group. Thirty nurses from hospitals in Tehran who met the inclusion criteria were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, with 15 participants in each group. Data were collected via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (1981), the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al. (1983), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener et al. (1985)). Cognitive‒behavioural therapy was administered to the experimental group in eight two-hour sessions. The data were analysed via analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS version 24.
Results: Perceived stress in the experimental group decreased from 53/37 to 36/73, while the control group showed little change (38/20 to 37/53). Life satisfaction increased from 16/46 to 28/20. The findings showed that cognitive-behavioural therapy significantly reduced perceived stress and improved life satisfaction in nurses with symptoms of job burnout (P = 0/001).
Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioural therapy effectively reduces perceived stress and improves life satisfaction in nurses with job burnout symptoms. The findings support the development of supportive and psychological training programs in hospitals.
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive‒behavioural therapy on perceived stress and life satisfaction in nurses with symptoms of job burnout in 2025.
Methods: The present study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest and post-test, including an experimental group and a control group. Thirty nurses from hospitals in Tehran who met the inclusion criteria were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, with 15 participants in each group. Data were collected via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (1981), the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al. (1983), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener et al. (1985)). Cognitive‒behavioural therapy was administered to the experimental group in eight two-hour sessions. The data were analysed via analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS version 24.
Results: Perceived stress in the experimental group decreased from 53/37 to 36/73, while the control group showed little change (38/20 to 37/53). Life satisfaction increased from 16/46 to 28/20. The findings showed that cognitive-behavioural therapy significantly reduced perceived stress and improved life satisfaction in nurses with symptoms of job burnout (P = 0/001).
Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioural therapy effectively reduces perceived stress and improves life satisfaction in nurses with job burnout symptoms. The findings support the development of supportive and psychological training programs in hospitals.