scholarly journals Clinical research and burnout syndrome in Italy – only a physicians’ affair?

Trials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Cagnazzo ◽  
Roberto Filippi ◽  
Giulia Zucchetti ◽  
Rosita Cenna ◽  
Cristiana Taverniti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
General Information ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Research Coordinator ◽  
Contract Type ◽  
Professional Achievement

Abstract Background The burnout phenomenon has been extensively investigated among health care professionals, particularly focusing on physicians and nurses. However, literature concerning burnout in clinical research is poor and often neglects the other professional categories involved. Methods In March 2019, all members of Italian Group of Clinical Research Coordinator were invited to participate to a web survey, consisting of three sections: general information and workload; Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) test; subjective perception of oneself’s work stress and possible causes. Results The majority of respondents felt a form of distress. The main source was contract type (31.2%), followed by workload (20.5%) and lack of skills recognition (17.8%). Results from MBI test confirmed the interviewees’ subjective perception: an intermediate level of emotional exhaustion (19.1 points) and a very high sense of reduced professional achievement (26.8 points) were observed. Both depersonalization and sense of reduced professional achievement showed weak to moderate correlations with emotional exhaustion. Emotional exhaustion was associated with contract type with high significance. Conclusion It is necessary to act on those qualitative factors that are greatly increasing the level of perceived stress, jeopardizing the quality of clinical research coordinators work and significantly amplifying the phenomenon of migration towards the private sector.

scholarly journals Burnout Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health-Care Professionals at Assiut University Hospitals, 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5368
Author(s):  
Shimaa A. Elghazally ◽  
Atef F. Alkarn ◽  
Hussein Elkhayat ◽  
Ahmed K. Ibrahim ◽  
Mariam Roshdy Elkhayat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
University Hospitals

Background: burnout syndrome is a serious and growing problem among medical staff. Its adverse outcomes not only affect health-care providers’ health, but also extend to their patients, resulting in bad-quality care. The COVID-19 pandemic puts frontline health-care providers at greater risk of psychological stress and burnout syndrome. Objectives: this study aimed to identify the levels of burnout among health-care professionals currently working at Assiut University hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: the current study adopted an online cross-sectional design using the SurveyMonkey® website for data collection. A total of 201 physicians were included and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale was used to assess the three burnout syndrome dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Results: about one-third, two-thirds, and one-quarter of the respondents had high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment, respectively. Younger, resident, and single physicians reported higher burnout scores. The personal accomplishment score was significantly higher among males. Those working more than eight hours/day and dealing with COVID-19 patients had significantly higher scores. Conclusion: during the COVID-19 pandemic, a high prevalence of burnout was recorded among physicians. Age, job title, working duration, and working hours/day were significant predictors for burnout syndrome subscale results. Preventive and interventive programs should be applied in health-care organizations during pandemics.

scholarly journals Factors associated with burnout syndrome in medical residents of a university hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Alves da Cruz Gouveia ◽  
Maria Hosana Chaves Ribeiro Neta ◽  
Carlos Alberto de Moura Aschoff ◽  
Doris Pires Gomes ◽  
Nadine Anita Fonseca da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Professional Achievement ◽  
High Level

Summary Objective: To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome among resident physicians of various specialties and to evaluate associated factors. Method: The Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire and a sociodemographic questionnaire were used to evaluate factors associated with the syndrome. Burnout was defined as the association of high emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional achievement. Multivariate analysis was performed after adjustment of the Poisson model with the identification of risk factors and calculation of prevalence ratios (PR). Of the 250 resident physicians registered with Hospital das Clínicas of Pernambuco, 129 participated in the study. Results: In the three domains that characterize burnout syndrome, we found a low level of professional achievement in 94.6% of resident physicians interviewed, a high level of depersonalization in 31.8%, and 59.7% with a high level of emotional exhaustion. The prevalence of burnout was 27.9%. Having suffered a stressful event in the last six months (PR: 8.10; 95CI 1.2-57.2) and being a student of surgical specialty (PR: 1.99; 95CI 1.2-3.3) were independently associated with burnout. Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout found in resident physicians is in accordance with previous Brazilian studies. Residents of surgical specialties and those who suffered some stressful event were identified as susceptible in this study. The early identification of risk factors is fundamental for the implementation of preventive measures against burnout syndrome.

scholarly journals Burnout syndrome in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Baldonedo-Mosteiro ◽  
Mirian Cristina dos Santos Almeida ◽  
Patricia Campos Pavan Baptista ◽  
Marta Sánchez-Zaballos ◽  
Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Diaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Category ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Professional Achievement

Objective: to analyze the burnout dimensions scores in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study conducted with 589 Nursing workers who answered the Sociodemographic and Professional Characterization Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Descriptive and analytical analysis of the data was performed. Results: Spanish Nursing workers presented higher averages in the Depersonalization dimension (p = 0.004) and Brazilians, higher scores in the Professional Achievement dimension (p = 0.031). In both Spain and Brazil, nursing assistants / technicians were found to have higher Emotional Exhaustion than nurses; In Brazil, Depersonalization is higher in nurses and in Spain it is higher in Nursing assistants / technicians. Statistically significant results were found in the association of burnout dimensions with sociodemographic and work characteristics: age; professional category; workplace; work regime; work shift; time of professional experience; working time in the same workplace and consider stressful work. Conclusion: Although Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers score low levels of Depersonalization and high Professional Achievement, there are average levels of Emotional Exhaustion, indicating an important preventive factor to be worked on, since Emotional Exhaustion is considered the first stage of burnout.

scholarly journals Burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students at a public university

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 934-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem ◽  
Valéria Lerch Lunardi ◽  
Guilherme Lerch Lunardi ◽  
Edison Luiz Devos Barlem ◽  
Rosemary Silva da Silveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Public University ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the burnout syndrome and its relationship with demographic and academic variables among undergraduate nursing students at a public university in Southern Brazil.METHOD: a quantitative study with 168 students, by applying an adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, validated for this study. We used descriptive and variance analysis of the data analysis.RESULTS: we found that students do not have the burnout syndrome, manifesting high average scores in Emotional Exhaustion, low in Disbelief and high in Professional Effectiveness; that younger students who perform leisure activities have greater Professional Effectiveness, unlike students in early grades with no extracurricular activities; combining work and studies negatively influenced only the Professional Effectiveness factor, while the intention of giving up influenced negatively Disbelief and Professional Effectiveness factors.CONCLUSION: the situations that lead students to Emotional Exhaustion need to be recognized, considering the specificity of their study environments.

scholarly journals Burnout Syndrome in UK Intensive Care Unit staff: Data from all three Burnout Syndrome domains and across professional groups, genders and ages

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vincent ◽  
Peter G Brindley ◽  
Julie Highfield ◽  
Richard Innes ◽  
Paul Greig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Age Group ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionThis is the first comprehensive evaluation of Burnout Syndrome across the UK Intensive Care Unit workforce and in all three Burnout Syndrome domains: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation and lack of Personal Accomplishment.MethodsA questionnaire was emailed to UK Intensive Care Society members, incorporating the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for medical personnel. Burnout Syndrome domain scores were stratified by ‘risk’. Associations with gender, profession and age-group were explored.ResultsIn total, 996 multi-disciplinary responses were analysed. For Emotional Exhaustion, females scored higher and nurses scored higher than doctors. For Depersonalisation, males and younger respondents scored higher.ConclusionApproximately one-third of Intensive Care Unit team-members are at ‘high-risk’ for Burnout Syndrome, though there are important differences according to domain, gender, age-group and profession. This data may encourage a more nuanced understanding of Burnout Syndrome and more personalised strategies for our heterogeneous workforce.

Burn-out of the Medical Oncology Health Care Professionals and Associated Factors in Tunisia

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
W. Khechine ◽  
F. Ezzaairi ◽  
J. Sahli ◽  
I. Belaid ◽  
A. Daldoul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medical Oncology ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Unexplained Pain ◽  
Burn Out ◽  
Functional Complaints

Introduction: Burn-out is defined as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and diminished self-achievement that affects individuals exposed to chronic occupational stress. Physicians and caregivers faced with the death of their patients, such as oncology, are particularly vulnerable to this syndrome. Objectives: To evaluate the burn-out of medical professionals in medical oncology, to research the predisposing factors and to analyze the functional complaints and the behavior of the staff associated with this syndrome. Methods: A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study among medical oncology professionals practicing in public hospitals in the Tunisian territory who exercise more than two years in oncology; with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results: Our study population was predominantly female (81%). 53% are doctors and 47% are paramedical health care professionals. A high degree of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal achievement were found in 63%, 53% and 59% in our population, respectively. With 21% global high burn-out. The female sex was associated with high emotional exhaustion and low personal accomplishment as well as global burn-out. This burn-out was attributed to factors associated with working conditions and professional climate, mainly: overwork, poor organization of service, lack of resources and time, lack of recognition, lack of communication, lack of respect, conflicts with colleagues, report unsatisfactory salary effort and aggressions by patients and their families. Functional complaints and health care professional’s behavior associated with burn-out were: feelings of sadness, blockage, and irritability, sleep disorders, unexplained pain, epigastralgia, addictive behaviors, psychotropic consumption, suicidal thoughts, decreased performance and desire for a job transfer. Conclusions: By its impact on professionals, burn-out in medical oncology represents a major threat to the quality of health care. Its etiologies, although complex and intricate, are well known. Its prevention and its support are possible, but involve mobilization at all levels.

scholarly journals Burnout syndrome: are stroke neurologists at a higher risk?

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Viviane Flumignan Zétola ◽  
Giovana Memari Pavanelli ◽  
Gabriella Ueharo Pereira ◽  
Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani ◽  
Marcos Christiano Lange
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Stroke Care ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Proportional Relationship ◽  
Professional Accomplishment

ABSTRACT Background: Burnout syndrome is a work-related psychological response, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional accomplishment. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome in neurologists in the State of Paraná, Brazil, dividing them into stroke neurologists and non-stroke neurologists. Methods: We performed a crosssectional observational study, with a quantitative approach, based on the online Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey questionnaire. Results: A total of 74 neurologists were evaluated, 44.6% of whom had burnout syndrome, predominantly among females and stroke neurologists. Both the stroke neurologist and non-stroke neurologist groups had medium degrees of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; however, while stroke neurologists had high professional accomplishment, non-stroke neurologists had mean-to-low scores of professional accomplishment. There was a proportional relationship between age and emotional exhaustion. Female neurologists also reported lower professional accomplishment levels. Conclusion: Burnout is prevalent among the neurologists of Paraná, corroborating the results previously reported in other studies. There seems to be no significant difference between those neurologists who work in the emergency stroke care setting compared with those who don't.

scholarly journals PREVALÊNCIA DOS SINTOMAS DA SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EM PROFESSORES DE FISIOTERAPIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO PARÁ DA CIDADE DE BELÉM-PA

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Tereza Cristina dos Reis Ferreira ◽  
Júlio César Veiga Pena ◽  
Anne Beatriz Duarte da Conceição ◽  
Paula Thayna Soares Lima ◽  
Paulo Vitor de Souza Sassim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
State University ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Professional Fulfillment ◽  
The City

Objective: to verify the prevalence of symptoms of Burnout syndrome in physical therapists who teach at a public university in Belém-PA, using the Maslach questionnaire. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study carried out with 25 physiotherapists, professors at the State University of Pará in the city of Belém-PA. For data collection, the Maslach Questionnaire (Maslach Burnout Inventory) was used, composed of 22 statements about feelings and attitudes that encompass the three fundamental aspects of Burnout syndrome, divided into three scales of seven points, with a score from 0 to 6, related to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional and personal fulfillment. All data were digitized and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Results: Regarding emotional exhaustion, 56% of teachers had a high level; 24% moderate and 20% low. The average was 25 points, indicating moderate emotional exhaustion. In depersonalization 44% had a high level; 20% moderate and 36% low, with an average at the threshold of the moderate to low level of 6.8 points. Regarding personal and professional fulfillment, 48% had a high level; 12% moderate and 40% low. The average was 38.12 points, at the threshold of the moderate to the low level. Conclusion: The sample presented a moderate level of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional and personal achievement, such data are suggestive for the development of Burnout Syndrome. Thus, the importance of carrying out more research is emphasized in order to expand knowledge and subsidize resolutive actions for the topic in question.

scholarly journals Fatores Associados à Ocorrência da Síndrome de Burnout entre Estudantes de Residências Multiprofissionais

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosângela Fernandes de Oliveira ◽  
Maria Amélia Dias Pereira ◽  
Matheus Lopes da Silva ◽  
Matheus Leão Tavares Costa ◽  
Érika Carvalho Quirino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Conditions ◽  
Professional Achievement

Abstract: Introduction: Multiprofessional health residents deal with high stress daily, harming patient care, which can cause emotional and interpersonal reactions that contribute to the development of Burnout Syndrome, thus disclosing the importance of identifying the at-risk conditions for the syndrome and possible protection. The objectives of this study were to describe the occurrence of burnout, its impairment dimensions and the association with sociodemographic characteristics in multiprofessional residency professionals. Method: This is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach, conducted with multiprofessional health residents from public hospitals located in a capital of the Midwest region of Brazil. The ISB - Burnout Syndrome Inventory - was employed, using six indices (Positive Organizational Conditions, Negative Organizational Conditions, Emotional Exhaustion, Emotional Distancing, Dehumanization and Professional Achievement), associated with the assessment of sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, marital status, profession, previous work, change of city, living alone, having children, getting another degree, enjoying what you do in your free time, practicing physical activity, having a religion, undergoing a therapeutic process. The logistic regression method was used to verify the association between these characteristics and the diagnosis of burnout syndrome. A total of 134 residents participated in the survey. Results: The results showed that Emotional Exhaustion is present in 91% of participants; Emotional Distance in 89.6%; Dehumanization, in 61.9%; Professional Achievement in 11.2%; Positive Organizational Conditions, in 85.1%; and Negative Organizational Conditions, n 82.1%. A positive association was observed between taking simultaneous courses, male gender and living alone. Conclusion: It is observed that the practice of therapy can reduce the chance of developing the syndrome and it is concluded that there is a high prevalence of burnout syndrome in the assessed group, with it being a response to stress defined by the presence of exhaustion, distancing and dehumanization. Despite these results, the perception of professional achievement remains independent of stress.

scholarly journals SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EM ENFERMEIROS DE UM HOSPITAL DO INTERIOR PAULISTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Letícia de Souza dos SANTOS ◽  
Tatiane Ferreira EUFRASIO ◽  
Alexandre dos SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Professional Fulfillment ◽  
Nursing Professionals

O Burnout é uma resposta ao estresse oriundo do ambiente de trabalho o qual implica a perda total das energias do indivíduo, além de comprometer vários aspectos da vida pessoal e profissional dos colaboradores em razão da tentativa de sua adaptação ao contexto de trabalho, acarretando prejuízo na organização em virtude do baixo desempenho dessa pessoa. O Burnout tem como base três principais dimensões: Exaustão Emocional, Despersonalização e Realização Profissional. O objetivo deste estudo foi averiguar os sintomas da Síndrome de Burnout em profissionais da enfermagem de uma unidade hospitalar do interior paulista. Foi uma pesquisa de cunho quantitativo, foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos para coleta de dados: formulário sociodemográfico e a escala de Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Os instrumentos foram aplicados em quinze enfermeiros desse hospital. Os resultados indicaram que apenas 6,66% dos enfermeiros estavam acometidos pelo Burnout, apresentaram também um escore alto de Exaustão Emocional (53,33%) e Despersonalização (60%), e um escore baixo em Realização Profissional (6,66%). A enfermagem é a profissão que está mais sujeita a desenvolver a Síndrome de Burnout e, para a prevenção, torna-se necessário e de suma importância o papel da psicologia dentro do contexto de trabalho, com o propósito de prevenir a doença mental e assegurar um ambiente com qualidade de vida no trabalho, saúde física e mental dos colaboradores.   BURNOUT SYNDROME IN NURSES FROM A PAULISTA COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ABSTRACT Burnout is a response to stress resulting from work environment which entails the individual a total loss of energy, besides impairing several aspects of his personal and professional life due to the attempt of the adaption to work context, affecting the organization in virtue of the low performance of that individual. Burnout is based in three mainly dimensions: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Professional Fulfillment. This paper aims to determine Burnout symptoms in nursing professionals from a Paulista countryside hospital. It was a quantitative research; the following instruments were used to collect data: socio-demographic forms and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). In that hospital fifteen nurses were applied the instruments. Findings indicate that only 66% of the nurses were affected by Burnout, they also presented a high Emotional Exhaustion (53,33%) and Depersonalization (60%) scores, and a low score for Professional Fulfillment (6,66%). Nursing is a profession prone to develop Burnout Syndrome, to prevent it, it is not only necessary the role of psychology in work context but mission-critical, with a view to prevent mental disorders and to ensure a wealth environment, life quality, physical-mental health to the employee. Descriptors: Professional Exhaustion. Nursing. Hospital Unit.

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