Burnout Among Primary Care Physicians: A Test of the Areas of Worklife Model

Factores asociados con el síndrome de Burnout en médicos y enfermeras, Perú 2014.

“…La presencia de este síndrome en esta población tiene repercusiones en su salud en el ámbito físico y/o mental, al producir trastornos psicosomáticos o psicopatológicos, y a nivel organizacional, donde puede producir una reducción del rendimiento profesional y de la calidad asistencial 3 . Además, tiene consecuencias en la salud pública las cuales consisten principalmente en: abandono y jubilaciones tempranas, dificultades en la mejora de la calidad de atención al paciente, y bajos niveles de compromiso con los servicios y las iniciativas a nivel de estas organizaciones 4 . Para medir el SB, el instrumento con mayor difusión y aceptación es el Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), cuya versión Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) fue diseñada para el personal de salud 2 .…”

Burnout and Stigma of Seeking Help in Lithuanian Mental Health Care Professionals

“…groups of primary care physicians (Gregory, & Menser, 2015), oncologists (Eelen et al, 2014), nurses (Fradelos et al, 2014), intensive care unit nurses and physicians (Van Mol et al, 2015), psychological counsellors (Tanrikulu, 2012), mental health professionals (Jambrak, Deane, & Williams, 2014), and other professionals in the United States and Europe (Gregory, & Menser, 2015;Bria et al, 2012).…”

“…Emotional exhaustion is a state of depletion resulting from strainous work demands; depersonalisation is referred as cynicism and withdrawal of onself from personal interactions, dehumanization of those involved in one's work; reduced personal accomplishement covers feelings of low self-efficacy and ineffectivenes of one's work (Gregory, & Menser, 2015;Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001). As health care professionals are frequently exposed to high demands and stressful work conditions they have increased risk to experience negative consequences of burnout -poor life quality, physical and mental health problems, difficulties in family life, poor professional performance, medical errors, early retirements from medical profession, etc.…”

“…As health care professionals are frequently exposed to high demands and stressful work conditions they have increased risk to experience negative consequences of burnout -poor life quality, physical and mental health problems, difficulties in family life, poor professional performance, medical errors, early retirements from medical profession, etc. (Bria et al, 2012;Canadas -De la Fuente et al, 2015;Fradelos et al, 2014;Genevičiūtė-Janonienė, Skučaitė, & Endriulaitienė, 2015;Gregory, & Menser, 2015). Bria et al (2013) and Runcan (2013) state that medical and helping professionals are more prone to burnout than general population or other specialists.…”

“…According to burnout model, if the professional experiences prolonged stress and subsequent occupational burnout, he or she may become emotionally distant from ones work and patients; thus increased cynicism may further foster vicious cycle stigma of mental illness and help seeking (Gregory & Menser, 2015;Maslach et al, 2001). …”