Comparison of Burnout Syndrome Frequency between General Family Physicians and Other General Physicians, in Mazandaran Province, Iran, in 2018

Authors

  • Ahmadi, Mahshid Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
  • Khalilian, Alireza Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
  • Rahnama, Zahra Family Medicine Resident, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
Abstract:

Introduction and purpose: Job burnout is a kind of psychological distress that results from various occupational factors and leads to the deterioration of job performance. This condition is usually characterized by weakness, disappointment, and nonachievement of career goals. Regarding this, the present study aimed to compare the frequency of burnout syndrome between general family and non-family physicians in Mazandaran province, Iran, in 2018. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 153 urban family physicians, 158 rural family physicians, and 295 non-family physicians (i.e., a total of 606 cases) selected using simple random sampling technique. In this study, Maslach Burnout Questionnaire was used, as the main tool for measuring the three dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal empowerment. Study participants included two groups of family general practitioners with more than two years of experience working in all shifts as a family physician, as well as non-family general practitioners working in health centers and offices affiliated to mazandaran university of medical sciences. General practitioners working in the hospital and staffing plan were excluded from the study. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the mean values and the mean differences of burnout dimensions at two levels of urban and rural family physicians and those outside the family physician plan. Results: Emotional exhaustion score in the non-family physicians was 14.6±10.31, while this score was obtained as 19.73±12.57 and 20.39±12.17 in the urban and rural family physicians, respectively, showing a statistically significant difference (P<0.0001). In this regard, family physicians (especially rural family physicians) had the highest occupational burnout in this dimension. However, regarding the other two dimensions, the difference between the family and non-family physicians was not statistically significant. Generally, emotional exhaustion had the highest prevalence (20.3 %), followed by depersonalization (29.4%) and personal accomplishment (24.1%). In addition, more than half of the subjects showed a high level of burnout at least in one of the three dimensions of this construct. Conclusion: As the findings indicated, occupational burnout was more common in family physicians, especially in rural area family physicians, which can be due to working in remote places with more duties, fewer facilities, and more difficult environmental conditions. Many demographic and environmental factors account for the incidence of burnout. Therefore, it is required to perform further studies and develop plans targeted toward reducing occupational burnout, especially in family physicians, since resolving this situation can improve the quality of patient care services.    

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

The Study of Justice in The Distribution of General and Specialized Physicians in Khuzestan Province: 2018

Background and Aim: Equitable distribution of health sector resources has always been one of the major challenges of this sector. Due to health care needs, equitable distribution of physicians is a determining factor in health system policies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution of justice among the general practitioners and specialists in Khuzestan province. Materia...

full text

Determining CME needs of general physicians in East Azarbaijan province

Introduction. Need assessment is one of the most important steps in planning any educational program. In this Cross-sectional study, educational needs of general physicians were questioned in East-Azarbaijan. Methods. According to different need assessment sources and methods, educational needs and related learning objectives were determined for general physicians of Iran. Then considering ex...

full text

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

Evaluation of knowledge toward oral and maxillofacial surgery in general physicians of Yazd Province in 2017

IIntroduction: The scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is extensive and good knowledge about OMFS among different healthcare providers will be essential for referral of the patient. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of general physicians of Yazd Province about the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 112 general physici...

full text

Comparison of burnout pattern between hospital physicians and family physicians working in Suez Canal University Hospitals

INTRODUCTION The burnout syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. It is associated with impaired job performance. METHODS This descriptive study examined 171 physicians for the presence of burnout and its related risk factors. The evaluation of burnout was through Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The participant was considered to m...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 5  issue 3

pages  39- 51

publication date 2019-11

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Keywords

No Keywords

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023