Work Related Burnout among Psychiatrists: A Comparative Study | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 8, Volume 43, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 429-440 PDF (243.55 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2019.47859 | ||
| Authors | ||
| El Hadidy S* 1; El-Gilany A2; Ibrahim I3; Mashally E4; El-Bahnasawy A5; State A6 | ||
| 1Department of Occupational Health and Industrial Medicine, 2 Department of Public Health | ||
| 2Department of Public Health | ||
| 3Department of Psychiatry, | ||
| 4Specialist of Neuropsychiatry and director of Demirah Hospital, Dakahlia, Egypt. | ||
| 5Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation | ||
| 6Department of Dermatology , Andrology and STD, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt, | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Psychiatry has been consistently shown to be a profession characterized by ‘high-burnout’ due to either workplace stressors or specific patient’s nature and condition, together with personal stresses. The ways of coping strategies to face work-related stressors usually determines the development and even the levels of burnout which is known to be higher among those who adopt maladaptive coping compared to those who adopt adaptive coping strategies. Aim of work: To compare the burnout among psychiatrists verses non psychiatrists. Materials and methods: This comparative cross sectional study included psychiatrists, working in Mansoura University Hospital and Demirah Psychiatry Hospital during the period from September to November, 2017. A group of physicians were taken from the department of Rheumatology and Dermatology , Faculty of Medicine , Mansoura University as a comparative group ; fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Data was collected using a specially designed questionnaire covering sociodemographic data, educational and occupational histories and history of exposure to workplace stresses as physical violence. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire and The Ways of Coping Scale questionnaire were also performed. Results: The psychiatrists showed statistically significant higher prevalence of moderate and high level of both emotional exhaustion and depersonalization than non psychiatrists (83.6% vs 52.1% and 100.0% vs. 81.7%; respectively). Psychiatrists showed statistically significant high coping scores than non psychiatrists regarding: seeking social support, planful problem-solving and positive reappraisal. Night shift is statistically higher among psychiatrists than the non psychiatrists (50.7% vs. 25.4%; respectively). Conclusion: The prevalence of moderate and high level of emotional exhaustion and depolarization is higher among psychiatrists than non psychiatrists and is associated with a significantly higher prevalence of high level of personal achievement among non psychiatrists .The commonest way of coping among psychiatrists is active coping. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Burnout syndrome; Ways of coping; Psychiatrists stress; Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Questionnaire and The Ways of Coping Scale Questionnaire | ||
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