• Anne-Claire Durand, Catherine Bompard, Julia Sportiello, Pierre Michelet, and Stéphanie Gentile.
• EA 3279 - Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Quality of Life Research Unit, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
• Work. 2019 Jan 1; 63 (1): 57-67.

BackgroundWork-related stress is a significant health and safety concern.ObjectivesTo assess the prevalence of burnout and occupational stress among emergency department (ED) professionals and to identify associated factors.MethodsA cross-sectional study included all ED professionals of a French university hospital. Data were collected using the French versions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Karasek Job Content Questionnaire.ResultsOf the 166 respondents (75.8%), 19.3% reported burnout and 27.1% job strain. Factors associated with burnout were work-related dissatisfaction, fear of making mistakes, lack of time to perform tasks, and being younger. Those factors associated with job strain were having at least one sick leave in the past year, being affected by hard work, interpersonal conflicts at workplace, and sleep disorders.ConclusionsCompared to the literature, our results showed a lower prevalence of burnout among physicians but similar among paramedics. The proportion of professionals with job strain was higher than that of the whole French working population. Organizational factors and the work environment were the primary causes of burnout and job strain, while being younger was the only associated sociodemographic factor. The identification of professionals experiencing difficulty is essential to ensure patient safety, particularly in the high-risk field of emergency medicine.

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