TITLE:
Occupational Burnout in Hospitals. A Population-Based Study among Health Professionals Working in Hellenic Red Cross Hospital
AUTHORS:
Konstantinos G. Seretis, Maria-Theodora Papa, Anastasia Tsakalaki, Constantine N. Antonopoulos, Maria Kostorrizou, Maria Ompasi, Sofia Tzamtzidou, Theofanis Papas
KEYWORDS:
Burnout, Mental Health, Occupational Stress, Healthcare Professionals
JOURNAL NAME:
Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine,
Vol.11 No.4,
October
27,
2023
ABSTRACT: Occupational burnout, even though is a widespread subject of research, remains one of the factors that threaten the implementation and organizational structure of the provided health service. The aim of our study is to investigate the level of burnout among health professionals in Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, one of the biggest Public Hospitals in Athens, Greece. The study population included 116 health workers and was conducted in 2022. The present study, cross-sectional in nature, investigates burnout symptoms in the health-related professionals by measuring the three dimensions of burnout; emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal achievements. The overall findings show that people who provide health care services in hospitals are a vulnerable group to burnout syndrome. More specifically, it was found that emotional exhaustion moves at medium to high levels, as did depersonalization, while personal achievements are at moderate to low levels. The findings of the present study indicate that emphasis should be given to increasing the personal achievements of employees, which will in turn reduce emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Perhaps a more detailed study on this topic could enlighten us about the causes and treatment of burnout syndrome in health professionals.