Abstract
Objective. To identify the incidence of emotional burnout syndrome (EBS) and the severity of its individual phases in in-patient and out-patient addiction physicians and to evaluate its influences on their patients’ quality of life. Materials and methods. A total of 107 medical addiction doctors were assessed using the Boiko method. After identification of specialists with EBS, groups of patients with alcohol dependence were identified (each of 10 subjects) in whom the level of and changes in quality of life were assessed in relation to the severity of EBS and its phases in their doctors. Results and discussion. Studies using this method showed a significant proportion of doctors displayed signs of EBS, which were more severe in out-patient doctors than in-patient doctors. Establishment of the “exhaustion” phase of EBS was found to develop in 31.5% of doctors in addiction out-patient clinics. EBS in doctors had a negative influence on the quality of life of their patients with alcohol dependence attending drug addiction clinics.
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