Milieu Therapy as an Effort to Prevent Burnout Events in Nurses

Authors

  • Shindi Hapsari Department of Nursing, Karya Husada University of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Tri Ismu Pujiyanto Department of Nursing, Karya Husada University of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Eko Ristiarso Department of Nursing, Karya Husada University of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Aprin Rusmawati Universitas STRADA Indonesia, Kediri, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30994/jnp.v8i4.878

Keywords:

burnout, milieu therapy, nurse

Abstract

Background: Nurses have a high workload, so they are at risk of burnout. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that can overcome burnout is Milieu therapy. 

Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of Milieu therapy on reducing the incidence of burnout in nurses in the inpatient room of Melati RSUD Batang.

Methods: This study is pre-experiment research with One-Group Pretest-Posttest design using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. The intervention was carried out 1 time per shift with a duration of 20 minutes for 7 days. The study used a total sampling of 18 implementing nurses in the Melati room of RSUD Batang. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test.

Results: The average burnout rate before Milieu therapy was 45.22 and after 42.28. The results of the Wilcoxon test obtained p value = 0.001, it can be concluded that there is an effect of Milieu therapy on reducing the incidence of burnout in nurses in the Melati inpatient room of RSUD Batang.

Conclusion: Milieu therapy can be applied as an effective nonpharmacological therapy in treating burnout in nurses.

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Published

2025-07-03

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Shindi Hapsari, Tri Ismu Pujiyanto, Eko Ristiarso, & Aprin Rusmawati. (2025). Milieu Therapy as an Effort to Prevent Burnout Events in Nurses. Journal Of Nursing Practice, 8(4), 837–844. https://doi.org/10.30994/jnp.v8i4.878

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