Burnout Syndrome in Greek Doctors: The Role of Specialty

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Author(s): Stavros Sfikas (Hellenic Open University, Greece & Kalamata's General Hospital of Messinia, Greece), Victoria Alikari (Department of Nursing, University of West Attica, Greece), Freideriki-Eleni Kourti (Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)and Chrysoula Dafogianni (University of West Attica, Greece)
Copyright: 2021
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: 12
Source title: International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anastasius Moumtzoglou (Hellenic Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare and P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/IJRQEH.2021010104

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Doctors are in continuous interaction with patients which leads to burnout syndrome. The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of burnout syndrome among doctors and the role of medical specialty. Doctors (N=214) of various specialties and positions from two public hospitals completed the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) which measures the burnout syndrome and its dimensions. Demographic and professional data were recorded. Data were analyzed via the IBM SPSS Statistics Version 21. The significance level was set at 0.05%. The overall index in the provincial hospital ranged at 2.13 while in the university at 2.07 (p=0.65). No significant statistical differences were observed between two hospitals regarding the dimensions of MBI. Internists showed lower level of personal accomplishment (Mean: 3.86, p=0.015) compared to all other specialties (Mean: 4.22, p=0.015). There was no significant statistical difference in the overall rate of burnout syndrome among the two hospitals, which was low for both hospitals. The factor “specialty” had an important effect on burnout syndrome.

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