THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN MITIGATING PERCEIVED STRESS AND BURNOUT AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKER IN ISLAMABAD

Abstract

Healthcare professionals experience high levels of perceived stress and burnout as a result of demanding nature of their job, which can have greater impact on their job performance and well-being. Perceived stress and burnout among healthcare professionals is common issue in the world, including Pakistan. Exploring factors that mitigate perceived stress and burnout is important for improving well-being and job performance of the healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of motivation in mitigating perceived stress and burnout among health care workers in Capital Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan. By studying the relationship between motivation and perceived stress and burnout, the study aims to identify interventions and strategies that can improve motivation among healthcare workers, resulting in reduced levels of stress and burnout. The study employed a quantitative cross-sectional research design to determine the relationships between motivation, perceived stress, and burnout among healthcare workers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Data was collected from about 250 regular healthcare workers at Capital Hospital Islamabad using purposive sampling. The study used Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) to measure motivation, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to assess perceived stress, and the Sherom-Mellmend Burnout Scale (SMBO) to determine burnout, aiming to understand psychological well-being of the healthcare workers in clinical and hospital contexts through detailed data collection. Statistical analysis such as descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis using SPSS version 21.0, is carried out explore the relationships between variables, identify predictors of perceived stress and burnout. Ethical considerations involve seeking informed consent, ensuring confidentiality and privacy, minimizing risks, and obtaining approvals. The findings showed that higher levels intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, external regulation was related to lower levels of stress and burnout. Regression analysis showed that both perceived stress and burnout significantly affected motivation, with burnout exerting a greater impact. These findings emphasize the need to mitigate stressors and enhancing motivation to improve well-being and productivity of healthcare workers. Targeted interventions and measures focusing on motivation, perceived stress management, and burnout prevention are important for creating a supportive work environment in Islamabad, Pakistan.