Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract Background Burnout is more common among healthcare professionals, that is an important problem of professional distress that can seriously affect healthcare professionals’ emotional state, health, medical quality and doctor-patient relationship. However, only few studies researched the burn...
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| description | Abstract Background Burnout is more common among healthcare professionals, that is an important problem of professional distress that can seriously affect healthcare professionals’ emotional state, health, medical quality and doctor-patient relationship. However, only few studies researched the burnout status of healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of burnout and related contributing personal and environment factors in healthcare professionals managing these patients. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study. Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey was used to evaluate burnout in professionals who specially care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness in the neurorehabilitation department. Results A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, 121 were collected, among them 93 questionnaires could be used for further analysis. In this study, 61 participants (65.6%) showed burnout (55.2% physicians and 82.9% nurses). For the risks and Maslach Burnout Inventory scores, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were correlated with age, gender, occupation, marital status, years of practice, and education level. Reduced personal accomplishment was correlated with marital status. The variables of age (< 29 years old), occupation (nurses), marital status (unmarried), years of practice (< 5 years), and educational level (≤ Undergraduate) were associated with high levels of burnout. Conclusions Healthcare professionals who care for patients with disorders of consciousness experienced high levels of burnout. Especially those who were younger, nurse, unmarried, less practice experience or lower educational levels were more likely to experience high burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0c4ef1c429d497586a9e96009a635ec2022-12-21T19:34:00ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632020-09-0120111010.1186/s12913-020-05694-5Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional surveyJing Wang0Wenting Wang1Steven Laureys2Haibo Di3International Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal UniversityInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal UniversityComa Science Group, GIGA Consciousness, University and University Hospital of LiègeInternational Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal UniversityAbstract Background Burnout is more common among healthcare professionals, that is an important problem of professional distress that can seriously affect healthcare professionals’ emotional state, health, medical quality and doctor-patient relationship. However, only few studies researched the burnout status of healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of burnout and related contributing personal and environment factors in healthcare professionals managing these patients. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study. Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey was used to evaluate burnout in professionals who specially care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness in the neurorehabilitation department. Results A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, 121 were collected, among them 93 questionnaires could be used for further analysis. In this study, 61 participants (65.6%) showed burnout (55.2% physicians and 82.9% nurses). For the risks and Maslach Burnout Inventory scores, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were correlated with age, gender, occupation, marital status, years of practice, and education level. Reduced personal accomplishment was correlated with marital status. The variables of age (< 29 years old), occupation (nurses), marital status (unmarried), years of practice (< 5 years), and educational level (≤ Undergraduate) were associated with high levels of burnout. Conclusions Healthcare professionals who care for patients with disorders of consciousness experienced high levels of burnout. Especially those who were younger, nurse, unmarried, less practice experience or lower educational levels were more likely to experience high burnout.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05694-5Burnout syndromeProlonged disorders of consciousnessHealthcare professionalsMedical areaPersonality factorsRisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Jing Wang Wenting Wang Steven Laureys Haibo Di Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey BMC Health Services Research Burnout syndrome Prolonged disorders of consciousness Healthcare professionals Medical area Personality factors Risk factors |
| title | Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness a cross sectional survey |
| topic | Burnout syndrome Prolonged disorders of consciousness Healthcare professionals Medical area Personality factors Risk factors |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05694-5 |
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