Emotionally exhausting factors in general practitioners’ work

Autor:	Liisa Kuikka, Martina Torppa, Kaisu H. Pitkälä, Maarit Nevalainen
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Adult Male Attitude of Health Personnel Burnout syndrome Emotions General Practice Identity (social science) Workload Job Satisfaction Nursing General Practitioners Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence Medicine Burnout Humans professional identity Emotional exhaustion uncertainty experiences at work Burnout Professional Finland emotional exhaustion Medical Errors business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Questionnaire Original Articles Middle Aged Logistic Models Work (electrical) general practitioner Female business Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
ISSN:	1502-7724 0281-3432
Popis:	Background. Emotional exhaustion is central in burnout syndrome and signals its development. General practitioners’ (GP) work is emotionally challenging but research on these aspects is lacking. Objective. To study the prevalence of emotional exhaustion among GPs and to evaluate how their characteristics and work experiences are associated with emotional exhaustion. Design and methods. A questionnaire survey was carried out among GPs in Finland in 2011 in which questions were posed regarding their experience of emotional exhaustion and items related to their work experiences and professional identity. A statement “I feel burnt out from my job” (never, seldom, sometimes, quite often, or often) enquired about emotional exhaustion. Those responding quite often or often were categorized as emotionally exhausted. Results. Among the GPs, 68% responded (165/244). Of the respondents, 18% were emotionally exhausted. Emotional exhaustion was associated with older age, longer working history, experiences of having too much work, fear and reports of having committed a medical error, low tolerance of uncertainty in their work, and feeling alone at work. No differences in positive work experiences were found. In logistic regression analysis working experience > 5 years (OR 4.1, 95% CI 1.6–10.8; p = 0.0036) and feeling alone at work (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.2–7.1; p = 0.020) predicted emotional exhaustion, having committed a medical error in the past three months predicted it marginally significantly (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.0–5.9, p = 0.057), whereas tolerating uncertainty well protected against it (OR 0.2, 95% CI 0.09–0.7; p = 0.0098). Conclusions. Emotional exhaustion among GPs was common and associated with longer working history, having committed a medical error, and feelings of isolation at work. GPs should receive more support throughout their careers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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