Burnout syndrome among health care workers in the tertiary psychiatric facility in Serbia. (30th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Terzic-Supic, Z; Trajkovic, G; Camagic, K; Todorovic, J; Djordjevic, V; Stasevic-Karlicic, I
• Is Part Of: European journal of public health. Volume 30:Number 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09-30
• Subjects: Epidemiology -- Europe -- Periodicals; Public health -- Europe -- Periodicals; 362.109405
• DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1054
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1101-1262

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Recent studies reported there is a high prevalence of burnout syndrome in healthcare workers and particularly among mental health professionals. The aim of this study was to examine the burnout syndrome in the tertiary level psychiatric hospital and potential factors associated with it. Methods: This study was conducted as a cross sectional study, during September 2017 in Clinic for psychiatric disorders "Dr Laza Lazarevic" Belgrade, Serbia. The study included 159 health care professionals. Instrument used consisted of section on socio-demographic characteristics, linguistically adapted Serbian versions of Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey (MBI-GS) with three subscales (emotional exhaustion-EE, depersonalization- DP, low personal accomplishment-PA) and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: The mean age of the participants was 42.46±10.2 years (the youngest participant was 20 years old, and the oldest was 65 years old). In the overall sample, almost 70% of respondents were educated nurse-technicians. The physicians had the highest values on the EE and DP scale and the lowest values on PA scale: physicians- EE scale: 24.86 ± 15.27, DP scale: 4.29 ± 5.77, PA scale: 37.19 ± 9.77 vs. nurses: EE scale: 17.70 ± 13.58, DP scale: 4.07 ± 6.15, PA scale: 32.56 ± 16.62 vs. health associates: EE scale: 15.54 ± 5.85, DP scale: 3.18 ± 3.43, PA scale: 37.00 ± 6.53. The score on EE-subscale was associated with the years of age (ß=0.310, p = 0.037) and score on Beck's depression inventory (ß=0.828, p < 0.001). The score on DP scale was associated with the score on Beck depression inventory (ß=0.339, p < 0.001). The score on PA scale was associated with the score on Beck depression inventory (ß=0.363, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Physicians are the category of employees in psychiatry with the highest severity of burnout syndrome at work, and the degree of development of this syndrome depends on age and degree of depression. Key messages: Physicians are the most vulnerable to the burnout syndrome among health care workers at psychiatry. All three domains of burnout are associated with the scores on Beck depression inventory.