Burnout syndrome in nurses/technicians in intensive care units of Clinical Center of Montenegro

Dragana Backović,Ljubica Pejakov,Dragana Jovanović

doi:10.5937/bii2001037b

Abstract

&lt;p&gt;Introduction. The Burnout syndrom is a health issue that greatly disables a person. It includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced efficiency in the workplace. So far, this issue has not been addressed where medical staff is concerned. Methods. The Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Service Survey and Demografic Questionnaire were used. Emotional exhaustion is taken to be the most important aspect of the syndrome. Results. The sample consisted of data acquired from 59 nurses/technicians, out of which 45 were female and 14 male. 12% of them possessed all of the characteristics belonging to the syndrome, 27% of them were overextended (whereby the majority of them were inefficient), while the additional 10% were ineffective. There was a correlation between the chronic disease, on the one hand, and emotional exhaustion (p&amp;lt;0.000) and average ranks of exhaustion scale, on the other hand (p=0.006). Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between reduced efficiency in the workplace and chronic problems (p=0.006). Conclusion. The Burnout syndrome is a multidimensional issue. The method of perceiving the measured dimensions influence the obtained results. The data have shown that the majority of the respondents have some kind of problem concerning their job (burnout, being overextended or ineffective). Significant correlation between chronic disesases and emotional exhaustion underlines the need for further research to benefit the medical staff, as well as health system.&lt;/p&gt;

Highlights

The Burnout syndrom is a health issue that greatly disables a person
Depersonalizacija je druga skala kojim se zapravo mjeri psihološko odvajanje pojedinca od posla koji obavlja i visok skor se ogleda u indiferentnosti prema poslu i otuđenosti od psiholoških stanja pacijenata
Najstriktnije gledište verifikacije sindroma sagorijevanja bi bio visok skor na skali iscrpljenosti i depersonalizacije, i nizak skor na profesionalnom postignuću

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Dobili smo povezanost smanjene radne efikasnosti i postojanja hronične bolesti (p=0,006). U ovom instrumentu se sindrom sagorijevanja sagledava kao kompozit koji se sastoji od iscrpljenosti, depersonalizacije i smanjenog ličnog postignuća na poslu. Na crnogorskoj populaciji medicinskih sestara-tehničara, koliko znamo, nije ispitivan sindrom sagorijevanja. Sindrom sagorijevanja nastaje postepeno, dugotrajnim pretjeranim izgaranjem na poslu, a ogleda se u opštoj iznurenosti, često bezvoljnosti, emocionalnoj iscrpljenosti. Pošto smo i zaposleni Kliničkog centra, ličnim opservacijama smo uočili da dobar dio naših kolega, koji radi u jedinici intenzivnog liječenja, boluje od neke hronične ili akutne bolesti. Nismo primijetili takvu učestalost narušenog zdravlja kod kolega koji rade u drugim dijelovima Kliničkog centra, pa smo htjeli da ispitamo hipotezu o povezanost hroničnih/akutnih bolesti sa sindromom sagorijevanja

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