Piotr Leszczyński1, Mariusz Panczyk2, Marcin Podgórski3, Krzysztof Owczarek4, Robert Gałązkowski5, Marcin Mikos6, Anna Charuta7, Tamara Zacharuk8, Joanna Gotlib9. 1. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland. piotr.leszczynski@uph.edu.pl. 2. Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. mariusz.panczyk@am.edu.pl. 3. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland. m.podgorski@lpr.com.pl. 4. Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. zpkm@wum.edu.pl. 5. Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. r.galazkowski@lpr.com.pl. 6. Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland. mikos@ziz.com.pl. 7. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland. charutaa@uph.edu.pl. 8. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland. tamara.zacharuk@uph.edu.pl. 9. Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. joanna.gotlib@wum.edu.pl.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Occupational burnout is a multifaceted phenomenon and a problem often encountered among medical personnel. An example of such a group are workers of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The aim of the present study was to make an attempt to assess the level of job burnout among professionally active employees of the EMS and to compare the different occupational groups (paramedics, nurses of the system, doctors of the system) according to four analyzed factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed using an on-line questionnaire. Four factors impacting the level of burnout were analyzed: 1) attitude to work; 2) workload; 3) contact with the patient; 4) attitude to stress). The minimum possible result on the scale is 36 points and the maximum - 252. Data were analysed by means of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the Spearman correlation, the Ramsey RESET test, the Chow test, VIF statistics. RESULTS: The average score for occupational burnout was 131.0 points (SD ± 31.47). The tool's reliability measured by means of Cronbach's alpha was 0.910). Both nurses and doctors obtained higher results throughout the scale (β<sub>stand.</sub>0.147 and 0.215). Significant differences were shown between the group working only in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) teams and the other services (land EMS, emergency rooms, etc.) at the level of p < 0.000. CONCLUSIONS: EMS employees encounter varying degrees of threat by occupational burnout. Doctors working in the system are shown to have the highest level of burnout, while paramedics the lowest. Among all the jobs analyzed, the lowest level of occupational burnout has been demonstrated by employees of HEMS.
INTRODUCTION: Occupational burnout is a multifaceted phenomenon and a problem often encountered among medical personnel. An example of such a group are workers of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The aim of the present study was to make an attempt to assess the level of job burnout among professionally active employees of the EMS and to compare the different occupational groups (paramedics, nurses of the system, doctors of the system) according to four analyzed factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed using an on-line questionnaire. Four factors impacting the level of burnout were analyzed: 1) attitude to work; 2) workload; 3) contact with the patient; 4) attitude to stress). The minimum possible result on the scale is 36 points and the maximum - 252. Data were analysed by means of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the Spearman correlation, the Ramsey RESET test, the Chow test, VIF statistics. RESULTS: The average score for occupational burnout was 131.0 points (SD ± 31.47). The tool's reliability measured by means of Cronbach's alpha was 0.910). Both nurses and doctors obtained higher results throughout the scale (β<sub>stand.</sub>0.147 and 0.215). Significant differences were shown between the group working only in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) teams and the other services (land EMS, emergency rooms, etc.) at the level of p < 0.000. CONCLUSIONS: EMS employees encounter varying degrees of threat by occupational burnout. Doctors working in the system are shown to have the highest level of burnout, while paramedics the lowest. Among all the jobs analyzed, the lowest level of occupational burnout has been demonstrated by employees of HEMS.
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State Medical Emergency Services; attitude to stress; attitude to work; contact with the patient; occupational (job) burnout; psychometric test; workload
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