Evaluation of severity of the emotional burnout syndrome among endocrinologists

Abstract

Purpose of the study was to study of psychocosial characteristics and prevalence of the emotional burnout syndrome among endocrinologists in the Republic of Tatarstan considering psychosocial and individual-personal factors.Materials and methods. We studied the psychological, physical, social characteristics of the respondents using the «Emotional burnout» level method by V. V. Boiko. Our research involved 72 endocrinologists. Respondents were grouped according to the following characteristics: by place of residence, work, employment, age and experience.Results. During the interpretation of the results we established that most of the endocrinologists had different stages of emotional burnout: stress, resistance and exhaustion. 76,4% of endocrinologists have manifestations of this syndrome. The prevalence of the formed syndrome of emotional burnout was 4,2%.Conclusions. The prevalence of syndrome increases from the age of the doctor, the duration of employment. Doctors living in the countryside have lower emotional burnout rates than urban residents.