• Occupational medicine · Oct 2017

    Multicenter Study

    Burnout in Belgian physicians and nurses.

    • S Vandenbroeck, E Van Gerven, H De Witte, K Vanhaecht, and L Godderis.
    • Environment and Health, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
    • Occup Med (Lond). 2017 Oct 1; 67 (7): 546-554.

    BackgroundBurnout in healthcare is a worldwide problem. However, most studies focus narrowly on work-related factors and outcomes in one health profession or speciality.AimsTo investigate the prevalence of burnout and its association with job demands, job resources, individual well-being, work-related attitudes and behaviour in physicians and nurses across different specialties.MethodsMulti-centre cross-sectional study of physicians and nurses working in Belgian hospitals. An electronic questionnaire was used to assess job demands (e.g. workload), job resources (e.g. autonomy) and indicators of well-being, work-related attitudes and behaviours. Structural equation modelling was used to examine interrelationships between explanatory variables and outcomes.Results1169 physicians and 4531 nurses participated; response rate 26%. High scores (>75th percentile in reference group of Dutch health care workers) were seen in 6% of the sample on three burnout dimensions (i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal competence) and in 13% for at least two dimensions. In contrast to the other dimensions, emotional exhaustion strongly related to almost all variables examined in the model. Positive associations were seen with workload, role conflicts, emotional burden and work-home interference and negative associations with learning and development opportunities and co-worker support. Emotional exhaustion correlated negatively with well-being, turnover intention, being prepared and able to work until retirement age, medication use, absenteeism and presenteeism.ConclusionsWork-related factors were critical correlates of emotional exhaustion, which strongly related to poor health and turnover intention. Randomized controlled trials are suggested to underpin the effectiveness of interventions tackling job stressors and promoting job resources.© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com

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