Professional Stress and Burnout in U.S. Military Medical Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan

Adler, Amy B.; Adrian, Amanda L.; Hemphill, Marla; Scaro, Nicole H.; Sipos, Maurice L.; Thomas, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-16-00154

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“…In our investigation, we found statistically significant differences between anxiety, measured on the BAI questionnaire, and all three subscales of burnout. Correlation between anxiety and burnout has shown that the level of anxiety was in connection of increase the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and decrease of personal accomplishment, which is consistent with the results of other studies (19).…”

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“…Anxiety is defined as the feeling of floating fear, embarrassment and uneasiness. It is a normal reaction to a stressful situation, however, if it lasts longer and if the person cannot control it, it goes into anxiety disorder (17)(18)(19).…”

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“…There are some investigations where authors have examined the relationship between anxiety, emotional problems, job stress and work performance in civilian population (15) and in military environment both in war and in peacetime conditions (16)(17)(18)(19). Burnout syndrome in military environment most often was investigated in medical personnel (20), while there were some investigations of burnout syndrome in police officers (21,22).…”

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Correlation Between Burnout Syndrome and Anxiety in Military Personnel

Vojvodić

Dedić

2020

Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research

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Professional military personnel are exposed to a large number of stressors every day at a higher rate than the civilian population, which can lead to psychological disturbances, primarily anxiety, as well as burnout syndrome. Th e aim of our investigation was to determine the correlation between burnout syndrome and anxiety in military personnel of the Serbian Armed Forces. Th e cross-sectional study included a total of 311 professional military personnel (officers, non-commissioned officers and professional soldiers), between 23 to 53 years of age (35.3±7 years, on the average) without previous diagnosis of mental disorder. For purpose of this study we used Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). MBI contains three subscales, which measure three components of burnout: Emotional exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (DP) and Personal accomplishment (PA). Th e statistical analysis included parametric and non-parametric descriptive statistics. Th e highest level of burnout was measured on the subscales Emotional exhaustion (EE) in military personnel from 23 to 30 years old (p<0.05), while anxiety increased with age of military personnel (p<0.001). Total scores on the subscales Emotional exhaustion (EE) and Depersonalization (DP) increased, while on the subscale Personal accomplishment (PA) decreased with the increase of the total BAI score (p<0.001). Th ere was a correlation between burnout syndrome and anxiety in professional military personnel of Serbian Armed Forces. Improving the financial situation, paid recreational breaks and reduction of professional obligations could decrease anxiety and affect the prevention of the occurrence of burnout syndrome in the military environment.

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Correlation Between Burnout Syndrome and Anxiety in Military Personnel

Vojvodić

Dedić

2020

Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research

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“…Domain-speci c leadership has been studied in a variety of contexts from family-supportive supervisory behaviors (38) to safety leadership (39,40). In the military, this concept has included combat operational stress control leadership (41), sleep leadership (42,43), and health-promoting leadership (41,44,45). This research identi es speci c areas that leaders can focus on to support relevant outcomes.…”

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Health-Promoting Leadership during an Infectious Disease Outbreak: A Cross-sectional Study of US Soldiers Deployed to Liberia

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Kim

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Background Infectious disease outbreaks are uniquely stressful for non-medical essential employees. Promoting the health of these workers is vital to minimize their distress and to ensure they are able to continue in their professional capacity. One way to support worker health is for supervisors to engage in behaviors that promote their employees’ behavioral health, wellbeing, and attitudes towards preventive medicine practices. Methods The present study examined if health-promoting leadership contributes to these outcomes in employees operating in an epidemic. Active-duty soldiers (N = 173) deployed to provide non-medical support in Liberia during the 2014 Ebola crisis completed surveys assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, sleep problems, burnout, morale and attitudes, and rating their leaders on health-promoting behaviors. An exploratory factor analysis identified two leadership factors, one focused on psychological health and one on preventive medicine behaviors. Results Using mixed effects logistic regression, after adjusting for general leadership and soldier rank, health-promoting leadership focused on psychological health was associated with decreased odds of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and burnout, and increased odds of high morale and avoiding unnecessary risk. Health-promoting leadership behaviors focused on preventive medicine were associated with decreased odds of depression and anxiety, and increased odds of high morale, understanding the level of risk from disease, positive attitudes towards the deployment and preventive practices, and avoiding unnecessary risk. Conclusions Findings suggest health-promoting leadership behaviors could be valuable for employees responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Future research should examine whether training leaders in these skills can improve outcomes for non-medical employees in both military and civilian settings.

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“…However, most of the previous studies focused on military medical workers [4,6,7]. The prevalence of job burnout and the risk factors among military personnel in combat troops are still unclear.…”

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Chronic Exposure to High Altitude and Job Burnout Among Chinese Military Personnel at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: The Mediating Effect of Fatigue and Moderating Effect of Deployment Duration

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Background: Job burnout among military personnel is associated with many negative consequence including depression, various forms of job withdrawal, and poor job performance. The present study aimed to investigate how chronic exposure to HA, fatigue, and deployment duration may influence burnout among Chinese military personnel. Methods: Military plateau drivers at Golmud (average altitude: 2,890m) as high altitude group (N = 194) and military drivers at Fuzhou (average altitude: 84m) as low altitude group (N = 190) completed the self-administrated questionnaires. Path analysis with ordinary least squares regression procedures were used to test the mediating effect of fatigue and moderating eﬀect of deployment duration.Results: A simple mediation from altitude to burnout through fatigue was supported by the results. Military personnel at high altitude experienced severer fatigue than those at low altitude (B = 1.215, t = 4.303, p < 0.001), and fatigue in turn caused greater job burnout (B = 0.347, t = 6.132, p < 0.001). The mediating effect of fatigue was significant (M = 0.421, Boot LLCI = 0.207, Boot ULCI = 0.668) and explained 15.21% of the total effect of altitude on burnout. However, the moderating effects of deployment duration were not supported in the present study. Conclusion: The problem of job burnout among military personnel on the plateau may be diminished by relieving their mental and physical fatigue induced by chronic exposure to high altitude and increasing the number of vacation days away from plateau.

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Professional Stress and Burnout in U.S. Military Medical Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan

Cited by 72 publications

References 33 publications

Correlation Between Burnout Syndrome and Anxiety in Military Personnel

Correlation Between Burnout Syndrome and Anxiety in Military Personnel

Health-Promoting Leadership during an Infectious Disease Outbreak: A Cross-sectional Study of US Soldiers Deployed to Liberia

Chronic Exposure to High Altitude and Job Burnout Among Chinese Military Personnel at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: The Mediating Effect of Fatigue and Moderating Effect of Deployment Duration

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