The effect of personality traits and psychosocial training on burnout syndrome among healthcare students

Škodová, Zuzana; Lajčiaková, Petra

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.02.023

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“…However, another non-RCT of a 10-session mindfulness-based meditation course improved the overall mood of medical students in the intervention group (27). Skodova showed that sociopsychological training could lessen the level of burnout and positively influence the personality factors that are susceptible to burnout among healthcare students (28). …”

Section: Intervention Methodsmentioning

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Burnout among physicians

Romani

Ashkar

2014

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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Burnout is a common syndrome seen in healthcare workers, particularly physicians who are exposed to a high level of stress at work; it includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. Burnout among physicians has garnered significant attention because of the negative impact it renders on patient care and medical personnel. Physicians who had high burnout levels reportedly committed more medical errors. Stress management programs that range from relaxation to cognitive-behavioral and patient-centered therapy have been found to be of utmost significance when it comes to preventing and treating burnout. However, evidence is insufficient to support that stress management programs can help reducing job-related stress beyond the intervention period, and similarly mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions efficiently reduce psychological distress and negative vibes, and encourage empathy while significantly enhancing physicians’ quality of life. On the other hand, a few small studies have suggested that Balint sessions can have a promising positive effect in preventing burnout; moreover exercises can reduce anxiety levels and exhaustion symptoms while improving the mental and physical well-being of healthcare workers. Occupational interventions in the work settings can also improve the emotional and work-induced exhaustion. Combining both individual and organizational interventions can have a good impact in reducing burnout scores among physicians; therefore, multidisciplinary actions that include changes in the work environmental factors along with stress management programs that teach people how to cope better with stressful events showed promising solutions to manage burnout. However, until now there have been no rigorous studies to prove this. More interventional research targeting medical students, residents, and practicing physicians are needed in order to improve psychological well-being, professional careers, as well as the quality of care provided to patients.

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Section: Intervention Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Burnout among physicians

Romani

Ashkar

2014

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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“…The results of this study indicate that higher attention to coping mechanisms of stress and burnout symptoms in students is required. Stress-related coping strategies during study may be associated with the same coping strategies that are later applied in the workplace; and it is possible to assume that improving stress management competences among students will be useful in the prevention of later burnout syndrome (Skodova, Lajciakova, 2013). García-Sierra, Fernández-Castro, Martínez-Zaragoza (2016) suggest that similarly to burnout, engagement depends, to a great extent, on nurses' work environment and organization of work (for instance value congruence between company and employees, nursing practice environment, reward, ward climate, social context, work fairness, workload, perceived control at work, and quality of leadership).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement and Burnout Among Nursing and Psychology Students in Slovakia

Škodová¹,

Banovcinova²,

Lajčiaková³

2017

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw

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Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the differences in engagement and burnout syndrome in students of nursing/midwifery and psychology in Slovakia. Design: A cross-sectional design was used. Methods: 171 university students on a baccalaureate program participated in the research (90.9% females; age 20.6 ± 1.3; 80 psychology students, 91 nursing/midwifery students). The School Burnout Inventory (SBI) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) were employed as measurement methods. Results: A significant negative association between levels of burnout and engagement (R = 0.42; p < 0.01) was found. A linear regression model showed a significant effect of engagement on burnout (β = -0.34; 95% CI: -0.50; -0.19). However, the total explained variance was only 19.4%. Students of psychology scored higher in engagement compared to nursing and midwifery students (t = 6.89; p < 0.001). Conversely, midwifery and nursing students had higher levels of burnout compared to the group of psychology students (t = -4.55; p < 0,001). Conclusion: Nursing is considered to be a high risk profession in terms of development of burnout, which was demonstrated in this study by the higher burnout, and lower engagement levels in nursing and midwifery students. Higher attention to coping mechanisms for stress and burnout symptoms among students of healthcare professions is required in the school curriculum, especially in nursing programs.

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“…: Bruce, 1996;Byrne, 1991;Goddard, O'Brien, & Goddard, 2006;Goetz et al, 2015;Skodova & Lajciakova, 2013), however, there is no study in the scientific literature that has investigated the effects of several work environment factors together with personality characteristics on burnout syndrome. It is important to reveal how personality factors interact with the elements of work environment, which may or may not lead to burnout.…”

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The Road to Teacher Burnout and its Possible Protecting Factors – A Narrative Review

Nagy

2017

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In this review study personality characteristics and workplace environment variables (with special attention to classroom conditions) areinvestigated regarding the phenomenon of teacher burnout in order to discover the basis of an effective intervention program. Regardingthe studies, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educational Survey for burnout measurement(Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001)was applied in all of the researches. Samples have been collected from the USA and several countries of Europe. According to the results, workload and social support turned out to be major influencing factors as much aswork characteristicsare concerned, and positive affectivity, emotional stability and self-efficacy were the major influencing variables as much as personality characteristicsare concerned. As a conclusion of the correlating tendencies, a hypothesized model has been created, in order to explain the process of how an individual responds to his or her environment in the process of burnout, where the steps are: (1) emotional traits (e.g.: emotional stability, positive affectivity, extraversion) -> (2) perceived work environment and work characteristics -> (3) consideration about one’s ability to cope (self-efficacy, self-confidence) -> (4) choice of a coping strategy -> (5) influence on the level of burnout (either increase or decrease).

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The effect of personality traits and psychosocial training on burnout syndrome among healthcare students

Cited by 50 publications

References 26 publications

Burnout among physicians

Burnout among physicians

Engagement and Burnout Among Nursing and Psychology Students in Slovakia

The Road to Teacher Burnout and its Possible Protecting Factors – A Narrative Review

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