The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia
Introduction Freudenberger was the first to define burnout as a feeling of helplessness and guilt, as well as boredom and disinterest. Objectives Our study aimed to analyze functional complaints and the behavior of healthcare professionals in this area associated with this syndrome. Methods Th...
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Introduction
Freudenberger was the first to define burnout as a feeling of helplessness and guilt, as well as boredom and disinterest.
Objectives
Our study aimed to analyze functional complaints and the behavior of healthcare professionals in this area associated with this syndrome.
Methods
This was a cross sectional study including health care professionals in medical oncology working in public hospitals in Tunisia. It was carried out from 15 January 2019 to 15 June 2019. Health professionals were asked to answer the Maslach –Burnout Inventory Test.
Results
The average age was 34 years ± 6.7. Burn-out was found in 15 of the participants, (21%). In our population, a high emotional exhaustion score was significantly associated with its repercussions: Sadness, Blockage, sleep disturbances, unexplained pain, Epigastralgia / fatigue, Addictive behavior ; avoidance behavior, repercussions on the relationship with those around them, desire for a transfer, regret for choosing a profession, suicidal thoughts, absenteeism and smoking. A high depersonalization score was significantly associated with several functional and behavior complaints, in particular: irritability, anger, feeling of indifference, guilt, unexplained pain, decreased performance, suicidal thoughts. A low personal achievement score was significantly associated with psychotropic drug use. Global burn-out was significantly associated with feeling of blockage, guilt, unexplained pain, epigastralgia and fatigue, addictive behaviors and avoidance behaviors as well as suicidal thoughts, absenteeism and consumption of psychotropic drugs.
Conclusions
Through its impact on professionals, burnout in medical oncology represents a major threat to the quality of care and the survival of institutions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-fef57e6fd38d4ec49bc5d38cab8cba142023-11-17T05:08:31ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S431S43110.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1149The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisiaA. Daldoul0W. Khechin1W. Krir2F. Ezzairi3H. Kefi4S. Zaied5S. Ben Ahmed6Medical Oncology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, TunisiaMedical Oncology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, TunisiaPsychiatry, Military Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaMedical Oncology, University Hospital, sousse, TunisiaPsychiatry, Military Hospital, Tunis, TunisiaMedical Oncology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, TunisiaMedical Oncology, University Hospital, sousse, Tunisia Introduction Freudenberger was the first to define burnout as a feeling of helplessness and guilt, as well as boredom and disinterest. Objectives Our study aimed to analyze functional complaints and the behavior of healthcare professionals in this area associated with this syndrome. Methods This was a cross sectional study including health care professionals in medical oncology working in public hospitals in Tunisia. It was carried out from 15 January 2019 to 15 June 2019. Health professionals were asked to answer the Maslach –Burnout Inventory Test. Results The average age was 34 years ± 6.7. Burn-out was found in 15 of the participants, (21%). In our population, a high emotional exhaustion score was significantly associated with its repercussions: Sadness, Blockage, sleep disturbances, unexplained pain, Epigastralgia / fatigue, Addictive behavior ; avoidance behavior, repercussions on the relationship with those around them, desire for a transfer, regret for choosing a profession, suicidal thoughts, absenteeism and smoking. A high depersonalization score was significantly associated with several functional and behavior complaints, in particular: irritability, anger, feeling of indifference, guilt, unexplained pain, decreased performance, suicidal thoughts. A low personal achievement score was significantly associated with psychotropic drug use. Global burn-out was significantly associated with feeling of blockage, guilt, unexplained pain, epigastralgia and fatigue, addictive behaviors and avoidance behaviors as well as suicidal thoughts, absenteeism and consumption of psychotropic drugs. Conclusions Through its impact on professionals, burnout in medical oncology represents a major threat to the quality of care and the survival of institutions. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821011494/type/journal_articleburn outoncology |
| spellingShingle | A. Daldoul W. Khechin W. Krir F. Ezzairi H. Kefi S. Zaied S. Ben Ahmed The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia European Psychiatry burn out oncology |
| title | The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| title_full | The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| title_fullStr | The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| title_short | The repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| title_sort | repercussions of burnout among health care professionals in medical oncology in tunisia |
| topic | burn out oncology |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821011494/type/journal_article |
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