[Occupational stress and job burnout in doctors].
Year: 2006
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the status of job burnout in doctors and its relationship with occupational stress. METHODS: A total of 561 doctors from three provincial hospitals were randomly selected. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) was used to identify job burnout. The occupation stress inventory revised edition (OSI-R) was used to evaluate the level of occupational stress. RESULTS: Surgeon and doctors working in the internal medicine wards scored significantly higher in job burnout than their colleagues (P < 0.05). The 30-40 years of age group scored highest in exhaustion. The score of professional efficacy decreased with age and increased with educational levels. Role overload, responsibility, physical environment, reaction and self-care were major predictors for exhaustion. Role insufficiency, role overload and responsibility were major predictors for cynicism. Role insufficiency, social support and rational/cognitive were major predictors for professional efficacy. CONCLUSION: Maintaining moderate professional duty and responsibility, clearly defining job requirements, enriching leisure activities, and improving self-care ability are important measures to preventing job burnout.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Wei Zhu, Zhi-Ming Wang, Mian-Zhen Wang, Ya-Jia Lan, Si-Ying Wu
Institutions: Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Language: Chinese
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2380538395