PURPOSE To assess rates of burnout among US radiation oncology residents and evaluate program/resident factors associated with burnout. METHODS AND MATERIALS A nationwide survey was distributed to residents in all US radiation oncology programs. The survey included the Maslach Burnout Index-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) as well as demographic and program-specific questions tailored to radia...

THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION CLIMATE AND WORKPLACE AGGRESSION WITHIN SCHOOLS: AN INVESTIGATION OF BURNOUT SYNDROME IN TEACHERS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF LOCUS OF CONTROL, COMMUNAL ORIENTATION, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION CLIMATE

BACKGROUND Burnout is a work-related psychologic syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, low personal accomplishment, and depersonalization. METHODS By using an instrument that included the MBI-HHS Burnout Inventory, we surveyed academic anesthesiology chairpersons in the United States. Current level of job satisfaction compared with 1 and 5 yr before the survey, likelihood of steppin...

BACKGROUND Fatigue and burnout are two concepts often linked in the literature. However, regardless of their commonalities they should be approached as distinct concepts. The current and ever-growing reforms regarding the delivery of nursing care in Cyprus, stress for the development of ways to prevent burnout and effectively manage fatigue that can result from working in stressful clinical env...

BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome develops in health professionals (HPs) as a result of exposure to chronic emotional and interpersonal workplace stressors. Research demonstrates the links between burnout, work demands, and job satisfaction in hospital HPs. AIMS To examine the associations between burnout, work demands and job satisfaction, and to demonstrate the mediation effect of emotional exhau...

BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome is under-researched within caregivers (CGs) of children with cerebral palsy. The primary aim was to determine the burnout level of formal CGs of children with cerebral palsy (G1) and to compare it with a control group (G2) of professional pediatric nurses, and second, to correlate the level of depression and anxiety with the burnout level. METHOD In a total sample ...

Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and extent of burnout among nurses in Singapore and investigate the influence of demographic factors and personal characteristics on the burnout syndrome. Methods. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted. All registered nurses working in Singapore General Hospital were approached to participate. A questionnaire eliciting data o...

Occupational stress is a widely recognized in vocational rehabilitation. In particular, it is a problem for nurses in the health care industry [1,2]. Factors such as work overload, paperwork and patient documentation, exposure to violence, changing staff levels, job role diffusion, administrative duties, career development issues, coping with patient illness and death, and bringing work problem...

BACKGROUND Burnout is a psychosomatic syndrome characterized by three dimensions (emotional exhaustion [EE], feelings of depersonalization [DP], and reduced personal accomplishment [PA]). We determined the prevalence of burnout and mental health status between HIV/AIDS healthcare workers and other healthcare workers, and determined the factors associated with burnout of HIV/AIDS healthcare work...