An Assessment of Burnout among Nationally-Certified Emergency Medical Services Professionals
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The high-risk, high-stress setting of prehospital care may lead to burnout among emergency medical services (EMS) professionals.Burnout is described as a depletion of physical and emotional resources resulting in exhaustion that can be attributed to an area of one's life such as work.In addition to being associated with a number of serious mental and physical health conditions, burnout has been linked with factors that can negatively impact the workforce.The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence of burnout among nationally-certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, identify characteristics associated with burnout and assess the association between burnout and factors that could impact the EMS workforce, namely anticipated turnover and sickness absence.This was a cross-sectional analysis of a random sample of nationally-certified EMTs and paramedics.The validated 19-item Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to measure three dimensions of burnout: personal, work-related and patient-related.Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to identify variables significantly associated with burnout.Lastly, multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between each dimension of burnout and anticipated turnover and sickness absence.
Author: Remle P. Crowe
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2412485907