Razširjenost izgorelosti med zaposlenimi na Univerzitetnem rehabilitacijskem inštitutu republike Slovenije - SOČA
Prevalence of burn-out among the employees of the University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia

slovenian

2019

volume 18, issue 2

burnout   demographic characteristics   health care institutions   workplace stress

Univerzitetni rehabilitacijski inštitut RS – Soča
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Background: Burnout syndrome can be defined as a chronic condition of extreme psychophysical and emotional fatigue that is caused by prolonged exhaustion because of excessive workload and emotional engagement. The aim of our internal project was to verify the presence of burnout among the employees of the University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia. Methods: Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, we assessed three dimensions of burnout by means of the Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation and Personal Accomplishment scales. Results: There were 146 respondents from Ljubljana and Maribor. We verified adequate internal consistency of the scales and discriminative power of their items. Statistically significant differences in burnout-dimension scores were observed with respect to age, gender, work experience and workplace location. Contrary to our expectations, a higher level of burnout was observed on average among men than among women. Also, unexpectedly, employees in the helping professions did not experience burnout more often in general than those in other professions. Conclusion: Based on the findings, we suggest some measures for preventing or reducing burnout and stressful experiences

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