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Kashaninia Z, Salehi H, Shima S. The Relationship between Psychological Empowerment and Work Fatigue of Medical Emergency Workers in Tabriz City in 2024. , IJN. 2025; 38 (S1 )
URL: http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3912-en.html

Background & Aims Emergency medical workers often face stressful situations that make them susceptible to job burnout. Psychological empowerment has been identified as a potential mitigating factor against job burnout in various healthcare settings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment and work fatigue of medical emergency workers in Tabriz.
Materials & Methods This descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 on 220 emergency medical personnel across 35 urban emergency medical bases in Tabriz, Iran.  The inclusion criteria included having at least six months of work experience, not having a chronic disease, not using psychotropic drugs, and not having experienced a crisis or significant stress in the past three months. Data were collected through the completion of questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software, version 16. 
Results The findings indicated a statistically significant negative relationship between psychological empowerment and work fatigue (P<0.05). There was also a statistically significant relationship between psychological empowerment and employment status, age, and work experience (P=0.017). 
Conclusion The results of the present study emphasize the interaction between job conditions, personal characteristics, and workplace outcomes. By demonstrating that both psychological empowerment and adequate financial and organizational support can protect against the detrimental effects of job fatigue and burnout, our findings have important implications for policymakers and healthcare managers. Future research should further examine these relationships longitudinally and examine additional mediating factors to develop a more precise understanding of how to optimize work environments for emergency medical personnel.