Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences ISSN: 2231-6345 (Online) An Open Access, Online International Journal Available at http://www.cibtech.org/jls.htm 2014 Vol. 4 (3) July-September, pp.288-294/Gorji et al. Research Article © Copyright 2014 | Centre for Info Bio Technology (CIBTech) 288 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB BURNOUT AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG NURSES AND MIDWIFES OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN NORTHERN IRAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Farzaneh Teimuri 1 , * Ali Morad Heidari Gorji 2 , Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji 3 , Mojtabi Moradi 4, Davood Heidari Gorji 5 1 BSc Midwifery, Razi Hospital, Ghayemshahr, Sari, Iran, 2 PhD Hospital Management, Education and Development Center, 3 PhD Hospital Management, Nursing Department, 4 PhD scholar of Management, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran 5 MSc management, Regional electric company, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran *Author for Correspondence ABSTRACT Less information is available about the role of job burnout and job satisfaction relationship among nurses and specially midwifes in Iran. Therefore, we set out to analyze the relationship between job satisfaction and occupational burnout among Iranian nurses and midwifes of medical institutions. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at 2013 in on 260 subjects in Mazandaran, northern Iran. The questionnaires assessed socio demographic characteristics, job satisfaction and job burnout. The job satisfaction and job burnout assessed by Goldard job Burnout questionnaire and Such statistical methods Pearson correlation were used. The respondents had low scores on job satisfaction and medium in job burnout. Job burnout, which significantly and negatively related to all job-satisfaction subscale except individual function. Our study reveals that all dimensions of both job satisfaction and burnout syndrome are relevant factors affecting nurse and midwifes. We hoped that these findings will offer some suggestions for health-sector managers to keep their nurses and midwifes motivated and stable. Keywords: Job Burnout, Job Satisfaction, Nurses, Midwifes INTRODUCTION Job burnout refers to emotional, physical and mental fatigue in respect to palaver emotional pressures over time. It is comprised three main component; emotional fatigue, negative attitude toward others and individual failures. Emotional fatigue is main component which leads to serious negative changes (Asadi et al., 2012). Burnout is usually thought of as an individual’s response to long-term work related pressure, which in turn, impacts on job satisfaction and thereafter, can often affect function, performance, turnover and wellbeing among health care professionals (Vanyperen et al., 1992). Job satisfaction is one of the important factors of turnover which may associate with job burnout. Job satisfaction pertains to employees and how they feel about their work environments and the diverse aspects of their employment (Spector, 1997). Locke defined job satisfaction as a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job experience. Furthermore, Locke (1983)believed that the job fulfills or allows the fulfillment of one’s own important job values providing that those values are congruent with one’s needs (Maureen et al., 2009). Midwifery and specially nursing considered as high burn out related occupations. Nurse staffing was found to be related to job satisfaction and burnout (Cho et al., 2003), with increased patient to nurse ratios relating to higher burnout and lower job satisfaction following an increase in the ratio by one patient per nurse (Hanrahan et al., 2010). Nurses empathy for and connection with patients demonstrates core professional values which are essential. Several stressful factors are exist that are associated to considerably reduction of mental health among nurses and midwifes in hospitals (Aiken et al., 2002). They have to work punctually while their work is almost boring, without independency in decisions and