Results Out of the 355 professionals included in this study, 27% were in burnout (this defined as being in burnout and in high risk of developing this syndrome). Univariate regression analyses showed that higher burnout levels were significantly associated with the following workrelated experiences: night shifts, conflicts, decisions to withhold treatment, decisions to withdraw treatment and im...

Abstract Teachers come in daily contact with a number of students and colleagues and are likely to report high levels of job-related stress. This study aims to explore the effect of gender, age, years of teaching experience, teaching students with special educational needs and burnout on teacher stress. The participants were 384 Greek primary schoolteachers, aged 25 to 59 years old (mean age = ...

BACKGROUND Burnout is prevalent in doctors and can impact on job dissatisfaction and patient care. In medical students, burnout is associated with poorer self-rated health; however, it is unclear what factors influence its development. This study investigated whether health behaviours predict burnout in medical students. METHODS Medical students (n=356) at the Universities of St Andrews and M...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to evaluate the level of burnout among the clinical dental students in two Jordanian universities. METHODS A total of 307 students from the two schools were surveyed using Maslach Burnout Inventory survey. Scores for the inventory's subscales were calculated and the mean values for the students' groups were computed separately. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of the burnout syndrome and of common mental disorders among community-based health agents, also identifying associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2006 with 141 community-based health agents who had been working for at least six months in primary care units in the city of São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil). The participants a...

BACKGROUND The provision of Intensive Care (IC) can lead to a health care provider's physical, psychological and emotional exhaustion, which may develop into burnout. We notice the absence of specific studies regarding this syndrome in Portuguese Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Our main objective is to study the incidence and risk factors of burnout in Portuguese ICUs. METHODS A self-fulfilment ...

BACKGROUND Studies of psychological stress among substance misuse professionals rarely describe the nature of burnout and psychological morbidity. The main aim of this study was to determine the extent, pattern and predictors of psychological morbidity and burnout among substance misuse professionals. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional mail survey of 194 clinical staff of substance misu...

this article reports the results of an epidemiological study of burnout syndrome among counselors and psychotherapists. subjects were 110 (52 female and 58 male) counselors and psychotherapists with m.s. and ph.d. degrees working in tehran. one of the aims of this research was to study the effects of demographic characteristics (such as age, sex, marital status, level of education) type of pers...

Long-term care nursing staff are subject to considerable occupational stress and report high levels of burnout, yet little is known about how stress and social support are associated with burnout in this population. The present study utilized the job demands-resources model of burnout to examine relations between job demands (occupational and personal stress), job resources (sources and functio...

The objectives of this study were to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS) for a customer-services environment, and to assess differences in the burnout levels among various demographic groups. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A sample (n = 228) was taken of customer-services personnel working for medical schemes. The MBI-GS and a biographical questionnaire wer...