PREVALENCE AND FACTORS AFFECTING BURNOUT AMONG SECONDARY CARE DOCTORS IN BAHRAIN- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Burnout isa type of prolonged response to chronic job-related stress appears as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Objectives: The present study investigated level of burnout, compare burnout levels in view of demographic factors and to identify the potential risk factors that lead to high level of burnout among secondary care doctors in Ministry of Health in Bahrain kingdom. Methods: The study was carried out in 230 doctors. A questionnaire survey was administered: The level of "burnout" was evaluated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory; socio-demographic variables were collected as well. Results: the mean response rate was 87.8%. The prevalence of the three dimensions of burn out was 43.1% with high emotional exhaustion, 26.7% with high depersonalization and 51.5% reported low personal accomplishment. In general, the profiles of an individual with high burn out were between 30-40 years old Bahraini married physician with no children. Conclusion: a high level burnout was found among the studied population. The study results underline significant relations that were found to link burn out with various sociodemographic variables.
Authors and Affiliations
Husain Isa Hasan| Family Physician, Public Health & Epidemiology, at Ministry of Health, Bahrain, Yusuf Nooh| Family Physician, Public Health & Epidemiology, at Ministry of Health, Bahrain, Adel Salman Alsayyad| Consultant Family Medicine, Public Health & Epidemiology, at Ministry of Health, Bahrain, Corresponding author email: Asayyad@health.gov.bh
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- DOI 10.5958/2319-5886.2015.00074.0
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