PREVALENCE OF BURNOUT AMONG PHYSICAL THERAPISTS WORKING IN PESHAWAR
Abstract
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Burnout is an unseemly reaction to chronic work stress, leading to emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization and low personal accomplishment (PA). Burnout can have countless harmful results for organizations and people, such as enhanced employee turnover, absenteeism, disease, injury and accidents, low work rate and interpersonal and organizational disagreement. As a result of burnout, health care professionals can create symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, mood swings, sleeping disorders, depression, and a feeling of failure. The aim of the study was to find out about the prevalence of burnout amongst Physical therapists in Peshawar.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the Prevalence of burnout among physical therapists working in Tertiary Care Hospital, Peshawar.
METHODOLOGY: This study was cross sectional survey which was carried out for the period of 6 months from (March 2018 to August 2018) This study was conducted among different Physical therapists working at different hospitals of Peshawar. The total Sample size was 101 students calculated by using WHO sample size calculator. Sampling technique was convenient probability sampling.
RESULTS: The results of the study have revealed that overall (EE+DP) high level of burnout was seen in 35.6% Physical therapists, moderate level of burnout was seen in 26.7% and low level of are was seen in 37.6% Physical therapists. 67.3% reported a low level of burn out on EE, 26.7% reported moderate level burnout on EE and 5.9% shows high level of burn out on EE. 27.7% reported low level of burn out on DP, 35.6% reported moderate level of DP and 36.6% shows high level of burn out on EE. 58.4% reported low level of burn out on PA, 24.8% reported moderate level of PA and 16.8% shows high level of burn out on PA.
CONCLUSION: Early recognition and effective intervention for burnout are thought to be an important factor for better health. Our study concluded that most of the Physical therapists who were included in the study were having a low level of burnout.
KEY WORDS: Burnout, Residents, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalisation, Personal
accomplishment.
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