BACKGROUND Hearing problems is one of the top ten public health disorders in the general population and there is a well-established relationship between stress and hearing problems. The aim of the present study was to explore if an acute stress will increase auditory sensitivity (hyperacusis) in individuals with high levels of emotional exhaustion (EE). METHODS Hyperacusis was assessed using ...

OBJECTIVE To find out the prevalence of Burnout syndrome (BS) in Saudi nurses. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study involving 60 female Saudi nurses in the workforce of King Fahd University Hospital, Al-Khobar, which is a tertiary care center for the eastern province. Between May and August 2009, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) individual-based questionnaire was distributed after modificat...

OBJECTIVES The prevalence of burnout syndrome is increasing among doctors and nurses. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the psychosocial work environment and burnout syndrome among emergency medical and nursing staff in Spain. A secondary aim was to determine if the effect of this psychosocial work environment on burnout was different for doctors and nurses. METHOD...

: Emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), as well a diminished sense of personal accomplishment (PA) was identified the three subscales defining burnout syndrome, all which contribute to person's inefficiency on job. More than half physicians experience severe burnout.

Background: Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. described in health-care workers and reported to be common primary health care physicians. This study aimed assess the prevalence rate of burnout, its associated factors, amongst doctors cluster one area, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: cross-sectional design. The s...

BACKGROUND Burnout Syndrome is the extreme emotional response to chronic occupational stress, manifesting as physical and mental exhaustion. Although associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, no study so far has evaluated whether the Burnout Syndrome could be a prevalent factor in non-elderly individuals active in the labor market, admitted for acute coronary syndrome (A...

. 12.00 background: nursing burnout is the main characteristic of job stress that is a delayed reaction to chronic stressful situations in the workplace which could affect nurses who do not have sufficient emotional energy to cope and communicate with different types of patients. there is also sometimes this belief that they do not have the required capabilities for their jobs. the aim of this ...

INTRODUCTION The first stage of this nationwide study and analysis of the occupational burnout and psychological risk parameters showed a high consistency of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment for doctors working in Emergency Departments and Emergency and Resuscitation Services. These workers were then set in the highest risk group for burnout syndrome and d...

Emotional exhaustion (EE) is the core component in the study of teacher burnout, with significant impact on teachers' professional lives. Yet, its relation to teachers' emotional experiences and emotional labor (EL) during instruction remains unclear. Thirty-nine German secondary teachers were surveyed about their EE (trait), and via the experience sampling method on their momentary (state; N =...