Assessment of burnout levels among anesthesiologists and anesthesiology technicians in Kosovo: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Erza Selmani, Bernard Tahirbegolli, Florim Gallopeni, Shpresa Neziri
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine. 33:261-268
ISSN: 1878-6847
0924-6479
DOI: 10.3233/jrs-200038
Popis: BACKGROUND: Anaesthesiology practitioners experience extraordinary pressure and stress in their daily work. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research is to assess the occupational factors and burnout syndrome among anaesthesiologists and anaesthesiology technicians in Kosovo. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study carried out on a sample of 154 (out of 220) anaesthesiologists and anaesthesiology technicians in Kosovo. We collected the data using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Occupational Role Stressors Scale. RESULTS: The mean ± SD age of the study sample was 42.5 ± 8.7 years, and 57% of them were working more than 40 h per week. A high level of burnout in terms of depersonalization (DP) was found among 48 of anaesthesiologists and anaesthesiology technicians, 26 had high level of emotional exhaustion (EE). EE and DP showed significant positive correlation with work overload, managerial responsibility role, and overall occupational stress (p
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