Areas of Work Life as Predictors of Occupational Burnout of Nurses and Doctors in Operating Theaters in Poland—Multicenter Studies

Abstract

Introduction: Researchers’ interest in occupational burnout results primarily from the dangerous and extensive consequences of this phenomenon. The aim of the study was to analyze the level of occupational burnout among nurses and doctors in operating theaters. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey study conducted on 325 nurses and doctors of seven hospitals in Poland. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) by Michael Leiter and Christina Maslach. Results: The mean values for the level of occupational burnout for the entire sample according to the scale from the Maslach Burnout Inventory by C. Maslach amounted to 14.35 for emotional exhaustion, 8.56 for depersonalization, and 11.90 for personal accomplishment; when compared to reference levels, they classified emotional exhaustion at a low level, depersonalization at an average level, and personal accomplishment at a high level of burnout. Areas of work life are predictors of occupational burnout. The analysis showed a relationship between three of the six variables. As the workload increased, so did the level of burnout among participants, and the categories of honesty and values. Conclusions: The conducted research has shown that occupational burnout among nurses and doctors in operating theaters occurs in all dimensions of this phenomenon (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, job satisfaction). It was also shown that the areas of work life (workload, control, community, rewards, fairness, values) are predictors of occupational burnout among the respondents. This article shows how important the problem of burnout among operating theater medical staff is. Perhaps it will allow nurses and doctors to recognize this syndrome and encourage them make changes to their work to prevent burnout.

Work Values Predict Job Satisfaction among Chinese Teachers during COVID-19: The Mediation Role of Work Engagement

“…Job satisfaction was predicted by the level of teachers' engagement in their workplace. These results add to the existing literature [24] that discusses areas of work life (e.g., workload, reward, community, control, fairness, and values being predictors of occupational burnout and satisfaction).…”

“…As indicated in Sections 4.1-4.3 authors have described the rates of teachers' work values, work engagement, and job satisfaction during the pandemic. In comparison to the period before the outbreak of the pandemic, these results show a relatively higher result for teachers' work values (M = 4.39, SD = 0.55) compared to most of the pre-pandemic studies, which involved different employees, like physicians [19], bank managers [24], teachers [33], information professionals [44], and hotel managers [63], conducted in different countries including Greece, India, China, Italy, and Poland. However, with regards to teachers' age and their teaching experience, the current study is still in line with the previous studies, whereby the two biographical constructs showed a negative correlation to teachers' work values.…”

“…The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected teachers' private life, increased stress among them, and decreased their life quality, which has further affected their work life and productivity in the longer term. Studies have suggested that the growing complexity of teachers' private and social life causes burnout and job dissatisfaction [23,24]. It was the objective of this study to extend to the existing literature by exploring teachers' job satisfaction during COVID-19 pandemic, especially in relation to predictors like work values and work engagement.…”

Helping others not always helps ourselves: the relationship between victim incivility and emergency workers' burnout through work-to-family conflict

“…, 2019). Additionally, there is evidence that when emergency health workers feel treated unfairly or be systematically under-considered at work, they are more likely to experience burnout symptoms (Jarzynkowski et al. , 2022; Oliphant et al.…”

“…In this context, outsider mistreatment is frequently viewed as part of the job, and outsider incivility is the most frequent form of mistreatment reported by emergency health workers (Touzet et al, 2019). Additionally, there is evidence that when emergency health workers feel treated unfairly or be systematically under-considered at work, they are more likely to experience burnout symptoms (Jarzynkowski et al, 2022;Oliphant et al, 2022). However, there are many unanswered questions to be addressed.…”