Burnout is a negative emotional reaction to one’s job caused by extended exposure to a stressful work environment or culture. Healthcare professionals may be more susceptible to burnout because, in general, they have many intensely emotional interactions with a variety of people (e.g., patients, visitors, and highly stressed colleagues) throughout their work days. Hansen et al. found that most physicians practicing in northern Canada were burned out. Contributing factors included workload, lack of staff, and lack of leadership support. Maslach agrees that the aforementioned factors contribute to burnout. Hansen et al. also found that social support mitigates burnout, as Maslach corroborates.
Author(s) Details:
Teray Johnson,
Data Sciences, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA.
Mark Newman,
Data Sciences, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA.