Burnout among Health Professionals in the IDF

Abstract

Background: Demographic, professional, and emotional symptoms have been associated with higher risk for burnout reaction among health professionals. The current study focused on three groups of military health professionals: physicians, dentists, and mental health officers. The aims of this study included examining burnout indices characterizing three health professional groups, seeking associations between mental burnout subscales (job demands and social support), and testing the mediating impact of job demands and social support on burnout indices of military health professionals Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted with 166 military health professionals. Respondents completed Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which examines emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment, the Job Demands Questionnaire, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support (MPSS), and a demographic questionnaire.Results: Women, in comparison with men, reported greater social support and reported being significantly more assisted by others. Married participants and participants in a relationship, in comparison with singles, reported receiving greater support. Physicians reported higher levels of burnout. Burnout and job demands scales were strongly and positively correlated. Finally, using structural equation modeling we demonstrated that social support mediated the links between gender and family status on job demands.Conclusions: Therapeutic and supportive resources, such as professional supervision and peer group support should be offered to physicians, who are at particular risk for burnout response. Future studies should examine other health professionals in the army, such as nurses and paramedics, to better understand their responses to stress-related situations.

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