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Burnout syndrome among physicians - the role of personality dimensions and coping strategies

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Pejušković, Bojana
Lečić-Toševski, Dušica
Priebe, Stefan
Tošković, Oliver
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Background: Burnout syndrome (BS) and stress-related disorders are frequent among medical specialists, but it has been suggested that some health workers are more prone to the BS than others. This study assessed the intensity of the BS among 3 groups of physicians: psychiatrists, general practitioners and surgeons and examined correlation both between the intensity of BS and physicians' personality dimensions as well as between the level of BS and stress coping strategies. Subjects and methods: The sample consisted of 160 physicians (70 general practitioners, 50 psychiatrists, 40 surgeons). The assessment was carried out by the Maslach Burnout Inventory, The Temperament and Character Inventory and Manual for the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Results: Dimension of emotional exhaustion was the most prominent in general practitioners (F=5.546, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), while dimension of depersonalization was highest in surgeons (F=15.314, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), as well as lack of ...personal accomplishment (F=16.079, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01). We found that the Harm Avoidance has lead to development of BS while Self-directedness and Cooperativeness were prominent in physicians with low level of BS. The escape-avoidance was in correlation with high depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment while self-control was prominent in physicians with lower BS. Conclusion: The BS affects personal well-being and professional performance. It is important to identify individuals with a tendency towards its development, in order to undertake preventive measures such as stress management and improvement of the stress coping strategies.

Keywords:
physicians / personality dimensions / coping strategies / burnout syndrome
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Psychiatria Danubina, 2011, 23, 4, 389-395
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  • Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb

ISSN: 0353-5053

PubMed: 22075741

WoS: 000297236800009

Scopus: 2-s2.0-82155185304
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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1240
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http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1240
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AB  - Background: Burnout syndrome (BS) and stress-related disorders are frequent among medical specialists, but it has been suggested that some health workers are more prone to the BS than others. This study assessed the intensity of the BS among 3 groups of physicians: psychiatrists, general practitioners and surgeons and examined correlation both between the intensity of BS and physicians' personality dimensions as well as between the level of BS and stress coping strategies. Subjects and methods: The sample consisted of 160 physicians (70 general practitioners, 50 psychiatrists, 40 surgeons). The assessment was carried out by the Maslach Burnout Inventory, The Temperament and Character Inventory and Manual for the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Results: Dimension of emotional exhaustion was the most prominent in general practitioners (F=5.546, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), while dimension of depersonalization was highest in surgeons (F=15.314, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), as well as lack of personal accomplishment (F=16.079, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01). We found that the Harm Avoidance has lead to development of BS while Self-directedness and Cooperativeness were prominent in physicians with low level of BS. The escape-avoidance was in correlation with high depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment while self-control was prominent in physicians with lower BS. Conclusion: The BS affects personal well-being and professional performance. It is important to identify individuals with a tendency towards its development, in order to undertake preventive measures such as stress management and improvement of the stress coping strategies.
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year = "2011",
abstract = "Background: Burnout syndrome (BS) and stress-related disorders are frequent among medical specialists, but it has been suggested that some health workers are more prone to the BS than others. This study assessed the intensity of the BS among 3 groups of physicians: psychiatrists, general practitioners and surgeons and examined correlation both between the intensity of BS and physicians' personality dimensions as well as between the level of BS and stress coping strategies. Subjects and methods: The sample consisted of 160 physicians (70 general practitioners, 50 psychiatrists, 40 surgeons). The assessment was carried out by the Maslach Burnout Inventory, The Temperament and Character Inventory and Manual for the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Results: Dimension of emotional exhaustion was the most prominent in general practitioners (F=5.546, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), while dimension of depersonalization was highest in surgeons (F=15.314, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01), as well as lack of personal accomplishment (F=16.079, df1=2, df2=156, p lt 0.01). We found that the Harm Avoidance has lead to development of BS while Self-directedness and Cooperativeness were prominent in physicians with low level of BS. The escape-avoidance was in correlation with high depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment while self-control was prominent in physicians with lower BS. Conclusion: The BS affects personal well-being and professional performance. It is important to identify individuals with a tendency towards its development, in order to undertake preventive measures such as stress management and improvement of the stress coping strategies.",
publisher = "Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb",
journal = "Psychiatria Danubina",
title = "Burnout syndrome among physicians - the role of personality dimensions and coping strategies",
pages = "395-389",
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Pejušković, B., Lečić-Toševski, D., Priebe, S.,& Tošković, O.. (2011). Burnout syndrome among physicians - the role of personality dimensions and coping strategies. in Psychiatria Danubina
Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb., 23(4), 389-395.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1240
Pejušković B, Lečić-Toševski D, Priebe S, Tošković O. Burnout syndrome among physicians - the role of personality dimensions and coping strategies. in Psychiatria Danubina. 2011;23(4):389-395.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1240 .
Pejušković, Bojana, Lečić-Toševski, Dušica, Priebe, Stefan, Tošković, Oliver, "Burnout syndrome among physicians - the role of personality dimensions and coping strategies" in Psychiatria Danubina, 23, no. 4 (2011):389-395,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_1240 .

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