scholarly journals The Presence of Stress, Burnout Syndrome and the Most Important Causes of Working Stress Among Physicians in Primary Health Care – an Observational Study from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Kosana Stanetić ◽  
Verica Petrović ◽  
Brankica Marković ◽  
Bojan Stanetić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Primary Health Care Centre ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
High Level ◽  
Banja Luka

<p><strong>Objective. </strong>To investigate the level and causes of stress and the risk of onset of burnout syndrome among physicians employed at the Primary Health Care Centre, Banja Luka.</p><p><strong>Subjects and Methods. </strong>Between March 1, 2018, and May 31, 2018 all physicians from the Primary Health Care Centre, Banja Luka were offered the following questionnaires to fill in: a socio-demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire for self-assessment of the level of stress and the Maslach Burnout Inventory for assessment of the risk of burnout syndrome. <strong>Results. </strong>Out of 211 physicians, 85.8% were female. A high level of stress was found in 77.7% of the subjects. Older doctors had higher levels of emotional exhaustion compared to younger doctors with a shorter length of service (r=0.236, P=0.01). Emotional exhaustion was significantly correlated with a high level of depersonalization, a low level of personal accomplishment and a high level of stress (r=0.380, r=-0.174 and r=0.574, P=0.01, P=0.04 and P&lt;0.01, respectively). Depersonalization correlated with a low level of personal accomplishment and stress (r=-0.347 and r=0.283, P&lt;0.01 and P=0.01, respectively), while the level of personal accomplishment was in a negative correlation with stress (r=-0.281, P=0.01). A high stress level was associated with a high degree of emotional exhaustion (OR 56.543; 95% CI 11.35-213.09; P&lt;0.001) as well as lack of personal accomplishment (OR 0.155; 95% CI 0.04-0.50; P=0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusion. </strong>A high level of stress was associated with older age, female gender, as well as with a high degree of emotional exhaustion and a lack of personal accomplishment. Preventive measures are warranted.</p>

scholarly journals Analysis of stress level and burnout syndrome among physicians of different medical specialties in primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kosana Stanetić ◽  
Brankica Marković ◽  
Verica Petrović ◽  
Bojan Stanetić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction. Burnout syndrome is a common problem among healthcareworkers. The aim of the study was to investigate the level of stress, componentsof burnout syndrome and the most common causes of workplacestress among the physicians working in the Primary Health Care CenterBanja Luka, after which the obtained results concerning family physiciansand the physicians of other specialties were compared.Methods. The observational study was conducted by interviewing physiciansduring the period March to May 2018. All employed physicians wereprovided with the following questionnaires: The socio-demographic questionnaire,The questionnaire for self-assessment of the level of stress, Thequestionnaire about the most frequent causes of stress at work and theMaslach Burnout Inventory.Results. The study included 211 physicians, out of a total of 246 physicians(127 family physicians and 84 physicians of other specialties) working inthe Primary Health Care Center Banja Luka. There was a significantly higherlevel of stress (p = 0.011), emotional exhaustion (p < 0.001) and depersonalization(p < 0.001) among family physicians compared to the physiciansof other specialties. There was a significant difference in the presence ofall causes of stress among family physicians, except the stress concerningthe patients requiring emergency care. The multivariate logistic regressionanalysis found that stress was significantly associated with emotional exhaustionin both groups and with personal accomplishment in family physicians.In family physicians, there was a significant association between ahigh level of depersonalization and personal accomplishment. In physiciansof other specialties significant association was found between educationand emotional exhaustion as well as personal accomplishment, and betweenfemale gender and high level of depersonalization.Conclusion. The level of stress and the burnout syndrome were considerablymore present in family physicians compared to physicians of otherspecialties.

scholarly journals Immunisation-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Promotive Practices among Mothers in an Urban Primary Health Care Centre in South-East Nigeria: a Call for Improved Clinic-based Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
I Okedo-Alex ◽  
I Akamike ◽  
A Adeke ◽  
C Uneke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Primary Health Care Centre ◽  
Childhood Vaccination ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Primary Health

Background: Nigeria is among the five countries accounting for half of the world’s unimmunised children. Maternal knowledge and attitude play key roles in uptake and timeliness of routine childhood vaccination. This study assessed immunisation-related knowledge, attitudes and promotive practices among mothers in Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 117 mothers with children aged 0-23 months attending a Primary Health Care Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 20 with a p value of ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results: Over half (55.6%) of the respondents were aged 26-35years while 47% had secondary school education. Majority (91.5%) had previously vaccinated their children, but only 31.7% knew the dosing of polio vaccine. Less than half (42%) of the mothers had adequate knowledge about routes of vaccine administration. About half (49.7%) had adequate knowledge about the children’s next vaccination appointments. Most (94%) considered immunisation important in preventing childhood diseases with up to 95% of them willing to bring their children for immunisation. Only 57.3% were satisfied with the adequacy of immunisation-related information received from the clinic. Majority (81.2%) were timely in accessing immunisation for their babies. Educational status (P=0.035) and child’s age (P=0.008) were associated with knowledge and practice of immunisation respectively. Conclusion: Mothers in this study had good immunisation-related practices and positive attitude towards immunisation. Although majority had good knowledge, some knowledge gaps were identified. We recommend improved maternal education and content of clinic-based education on immunisation.

scholarly journals An Overview on Hyperthyroidism, Evaluation and Management Approach in Primary Health Care Centre

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-139
Author(s):  
Hussain Khalid Almudayni ◽  
Rayan Khalid Alhowaish ◽  
Basheer Maqbul Alotaibi ◽  
Amal Mohammed Alshehri ◽  
Abdulhadi Muflih Alqahtani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care Centre ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Primary Health
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