Relationship of doctor's occupational burnout with organizational factors

Abstract

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship of organizational factors with occupational burnout among doctors. Method740 doctors were assessed by CMBI, Job Demands and Decision Latitude scale, Distributive and Procedural Justice scale, Cross-Culture Role Conflict, Ambiguity, and Overload scale, Work Interference With Family and Family Interference With Work scale, Social Support scale. ResultsHierarchical multiple regression indicated that 27.8% variance of doctors' Emotional Exhaustion(EE), 36.8% variance of Depersonalization(Dp), 21.0% variance of Reduced Personal Accomplishment(RPA) were explained by Organizational factors. Work Interference with family, role conflict, work-family conflict, distributive justice and workload can significantly predict EE(Standardized β was 0.204, 0.102, 0.249,-0.109,0.093); Family interference with work, role ambiguity, family support, procedural justice and workload can significantly predict Dp(Standardized β was 0.506,0.192,-0.122,0.105,-0.068); Role ambiguity, family support, job control, work Interference with family and superior support can significantly predict RPA(Standardized β was 0.245,-0.179,-0.172,-0.106,-0.069). ConclusionOrganizational factors have significantly effect on doctor's burnout, especially work-family conflict and role character. Key words: Occupational burnout; Doctor; Organizational factors