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22nd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI),, Budapeşte, Hungary, 17 - 19 September 2015, pp.116-117, (Full Text)
Assessing the Burnout Levels of Emergency and Intensive Care Personnel
Problem Statement: Burnout defined as high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization or low level of personal accomplishment. The cosequences of burnout may result in lower quality of care, low morale and increases job turnover.
Aim: The aim of the research is to assess the burnout levels of health personnel working in emergency and intensive care units.
Method: The population of this descriptive study consist of 70 health personnel working in maternity and children’s hospital in Adana. The sample consists of 56 of the personnel working in clinics mentioned above, and who were willing to take part in the study. The participation rate in the study was 80%. Before carrying out the study, ethical comittee, and hospital approvals, as well as verbal consent of the participants were obtained. The data was collected between the dates of 15-30 July, 2013, by using a six itemed personal information form, and a 22 itemed Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data collected was analysed using SPSS 11.5, calculating the percentages and means, and carrying out ANOVA, and a t-test.
Results: The average age of health personnels was 34.4±6.5, the range of age was 22-50, the average of work experience by year was 12.0±6.0, and the range was 2-26 years. 60.7% of the participants were belove the age of 35, 66.1% were married, 60.7% had a child, 57.1% had 10 years or less work experience. 57.1% of the participants worked in children’s emergency unit, and 80.4% were midwifes/nurses. The mean scores of the participants on the subcales of Maslach Burnout Inventory were; 30.4±8.3 on emotional exhaustion, 26.2±8.3 on depersonalzation, and 26.2±8.3 on personal accomplishment. A significant difference was found between having a child and emotional exhaustion subscale of Maslach Burnout Inventory (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The results show that the participants in the study scored high on all three subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, displaying a high burnout level.
Key Words: Midwife, nurse, health personnel, burnout