Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study.
<h4>Background</h4>Pharmacists' roles and responsibilities have expanded in the modern pharmacy profession, and the expectations from pharmacists have increased. This has been associated with new psychological challenges and emotional stress that can induce burnout.<h4>Objecti...
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| author | Yassin Eltorki Oraib Abdallah Sadaf Riaz Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Saad Nosyba Ez-Eldeen AbdulAhad Ashraf Eman Al-Hamoud Noriya Al-Khuzaei Suhaila Ghuloum |
| author_facet | Yassin Eltorki Oraib Abdallah Sadaf Riaz Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Saad Nosyba Ez-Eldeen AbdulAhad Ashraf Eman Al-Hamoud Noriya Al-Khuzaei Suhaila Ghuloum |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Pharmacists' roles and responsibilities have expanded in the modern pharmacy profession, and the expectations from pharmacists have increased. This has been associated with new psychological challenges and emotional stress that can induce burnout.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome and factors associated with burnout among pharmacy professionals in the healthcare system in Qatar.<h4>Methods</h4>This institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 850 pharmacy professionals within Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. Convenience sampling was followed. The survey utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Toolkit™ for Medical Personnel and a modified version of the Astudillo and Mendinueta questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 16 for Windows and SAS Studio 3.8 (Enterprise Edition). P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.<h4>Results</h4>One hundred ninety-four pharmacy professionals (23%) responded to the survey. The prevalence of burnout was 19.7% [95% Confidence interval (CI); 13.8% - 26.8%] among 142 respondents who completed MBI questionnaire and 17.3% [95% CI; 11.7%-24.2%] among 139 respondents who completed Astudillo Mendinueta questionnaire. The most commonly reported factors that may lead to burnout were: tension and lack of organization in teamwork (59.6%), lack of recognition of or indifference to effort from patients, superiors, and colleagues (58.2%), and demanding and challenging patients and family members (56.7%). Multiple regression analysis showed that overtime working hours per month is independently associated with a higher risk of burnout [odds ratio (OR), 1.57; 95% CI, 1.15-2.14 for each 10-hours increase in monthly overtime, P = 0.005], while non-Arab ethnicity is associated with lower risk of burnout [OR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.1-0.75; P = 0.012].<h4>Conclusions</h4>There is a relatively low prevalence of burnout syndrome among health-system pharmacy professionals in Qatar. Overtime working hours and Arab ethnicity are independently associated with burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3ce6573824248c98b3068ee173797c92022-12-22T02:12:26ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175e026743810.1371/journal.pone.0267438Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study.Yassin EltorkiOraib AbdallahSadaf RiazSara MahmoudMohamed SaadNosyba Ez-EldeenAbdulAhad AshrafEman Al-HamoudNoriya Al-KhuzaeiSuhaila Ghuloum<h4>Background</h4>Pharmacists' roles and responsibilities have expanded in the modern pharmacy profession, and the expectations from pharmacists have increased. This has been associated with new psychological challenges and emotional stress that can induce burnout.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome and factors associated with burnout among pharmacy professionals in the healthcare system in Qatar.<h4>Methods</h4>This institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 850 pharmacy professionals within Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. Convenience sampling was followed. The survey utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Toolkit™ for Medical Personnel and a modified version of the Astudillo and Mendinueta questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 16 for Windows and SAS Studio 3.8 (Enterprise Edition). P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.<h4>Results</h4>One hundred ninety-four pharmacy professionals (23%) responded to the survey. The prevalence of burnout was 19.7% [95% Confidence interval (CI); 13.8% - 26.8%] among 142 respondents who completed MBI questionnaire and 17.3% [95% CI; 11.7%-24.2%] among 139 respondents who completed Astudillo Mendinueta questionnaire. The most commonly reported factors that may lead to burnout were: tension and lack of organization in teamwork (59.6%), lack of recognition of or indifference to effort from patients, superiors, and colleagues (58.2%), and demanding and challenging patients and family members (56.7%). Multiple regression analysis showed that overtime working hours per month is independently associated with a higher risk of burnout [odds ratio (OR), 1.57; 95% CI, 1.15-2.14 for each 10-hours increase in monthly overtime, P = 0.005], while non-Arab ethnicity is associated with lower risk of burnout [OR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.1-0.75; P = 0.012].<h4>Conclusions</h4>There is a relatively low prevalence of burnout syndrome among health-system pharmacy professionals in Qatar. Overtime working hours and Arab ethnicity are independently associated with burnout.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267438 |
| spellingShingle | Yassin Eltorki Oraib Abdallah Sadaf Riaz Sara Mahmoud Mohamed Saad Nosyba Ez-Eldeen AbdulAhad Ashraf Eman Al-Hamoud Noriya Al-Khuzaei Suhaila Ghuloum Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Burnout among pharmacy professionals in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | burnout among pharmacy professionals in qatar a cross sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267438 |
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