Abstract
Introduction: Burnout syndrome in some European countries is recognized as an occupational disease. In the past time, it has been identified predominantly in the service sectors such as healthcare, social services, mental health and education, but later it started to be predominant in other occupations with high job requirements and time pressure. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of burnout at work among the bank employees of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in banks (n = 6) located in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between January and April 2018. Employees filled out an anonymous questionnaire, after their written informed consent had been obtained. The study included employees regardless of their job positions and job seniority.Results: The total number of surveyed employees was 260. There are not statistically significant gender differences (p = 0.854¸ p < 0.05) compared to the total Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) score. Statistically significant differences in relation to the total MBI score were observed in the examinees who have been working in the banking sector between 15 and 20 years (p = 0.04; p < 0.05) and examinees working temporarily <2 h/week (p = 0.016; p < 0.05), that is, more than 8 h/week (p = 0.015; p < 0.05). Mid value and standard deviation of the score in the subscale of emotional exhaustion (EE) is 26.26 ± 11.15, which shows that one third of the examinees are in high risk of EE.Conclusion: We can conclude that less than one third of examinees are in high risk of burnout syndrome.
Highlights
Burnout syndrome in some European countries is recognized as an occupational disease
According to the results there are no statistically significant gender difference (p = 0.854) compared to the total Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) score, which correlates to some findings in the literature where it was shown that the component of emotional exhaustion (EE) is a bit more observed in female employees, whereas DP prevailed with male employees, but in total score there were no significant gender differences [17]
The results show that participants who work temporarily
Summary
Burnout syndrome in some European countries is recognized as an occupational disease. As a result of increasing pressure, tension and stress in the banking sector the changes in the bank environment affected the health of its workers [1]. Burnout at work is an individual response to work pressure and occupational stress [4]. It is a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) (negative, indifferent, distant, cynical attitudes, and impersonal feelings toward others) and reduced personal accomplishment (feeling of successful achievement in one’s work). The MBI serves as the gold standard to assess burnout, which effectively means that burnout is what the MBI measures [7]
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