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Showing papers on "Burnout published in 1970"


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: Burnout was found in a high level among physicians in this study and receiving recognition from hospital managers, age, working in primary hospital, monthly salary, having support from family and organization, professional training and the number of patients observed per week can possibly affect the level of burnout.
Abstract: Background Burnout is a common syndrome seen in healthcare workers, particularly physicians who are exposed to a high level of stress at work Therefore, this study assessed the level of burnout and its associated factors among physicians working in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia Methods Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaire from March 13 to April 11, 2017 Maslach's Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey was used to measure burnout level of physicians Data were entered in to Epi Data version 31 and exported to SPSS version 21 software Descriptive statistics, bi-variate and multivariable linear regression analysis were performed P-value less than 005 was used to determine association between independent and dependent variables Result Burnout level was measured in three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment with mean scores of 272, 1293 and 2506, respectively Age, receiving recognition from hospital managers and monthly salary were negatively associated; and number of patients observed per week was positively associated with emotional exhaustion Age, working in primary hospital, having support from family and organization, monthly salary and professional training were negatively associated with depersonalization Monthly salary was positively associated and working in primary hospital was negatively associated with personal accomplishment Conclusion Burnout was found in a high level among physicians in this study Receiving recognition from hospital managers, age, working in primary hospital, monthly salary, having support from family and organization, professional training and the number of patients observed per week can possibly affect the level of burnout

13 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
01 Jan 1970-Eidos
TL;DR: In this paper, the presence of mental workload and its relationship with the Burnout Syndrome in full-time teachers from a private university in Quito, Ecuador, was analyzed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Teachers and the Subjective Scale of Mental Workload (ESCAM).
Abstract: This research aims to determine the presence of mental workload and its relationship with the Burnout Syndrome in full-time faculty from a private university in Quito. It is an descriptive, cross-sectional and analytic epidemiological study. The population of study consisted in 134 full-time university professors. The collection of data was performed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Teachers (MBI-Ed) and The Subjective Scale of Mental Workload (ESCAM). For analysis and processing data was used SPSS20.0. Windows version. It was found that the mental workload in professors is medium-high considering the assessment of dimensions: Cognitive demands and complexity of the task, task characteristics, temporal organization of work, work rate and health consequences. The 26.06% of teachers presented emotional exhaustion, 4.59% depersonalization and 39.5% felt acomplished. 23.8% of the professors suffer high levels of Burnout, ranging between levels of "extreme and fairly". It presents a characterization of professors with greater vulnerability to developing some of the dimensions of burnout based on the measured variables.

6 citations



Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 1970

3 citations