The aim of our study was to examine whether the participation in Balint group is associated with the reducing burnout syndrome among primary health care doctors. This investigation was conducted on a population of 210 doctors employed in primary health centers in Belgrade. Out of 210 doctors, 70 have completed Balint training for a period of at least 1 year, whereas 140 doctors have never atten...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of burnout syndrome according to medical specialty and to examine the impact of work psychosocial risk factors, job satisfaction and professional characteristics on burnout syndrome among specialist physicians throughout Spain. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 1,021 Spanish physicians. The outcome variables were the 3 dimensions of b...

To the Editor: We thank Beas and Dı́az-Pardav e for their continued interest in our article demonstrating high burnout among palliative care clinicians. Burnout is ultimately a complex, multifaceted syndrome characterized by varying degrees of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of personal accomplishment. As the authors highlight, a variety of approaches have been used to ass...

In order to explore whether the empathy ability of Chinese special education school teachers has an impact on their burnout, this study investigated 156 using Empathy Competence Scale and Burnout Scale. The results are as follows : (1)The scores various dimensions burnout in schools all lower than theoretical median, overall level job group is low. (2)Except imagination was not correlated with ...

BACKGROUND Emergency physicians are at risk of burnout, which can affect their mental health, as well as patient care. We assessed burnout level among Iranian emergency physicians and investigated demographic, work-related factors and stressors associated with higher burnout. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we surveyed all 188 emergency medicine residents and practitioners in Iran. We mea...