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Survey of burnout amongst drug and alcohol unit staff
Joint Authors
Qahiri, Shabar
Dirbas, Abd al-Nabi
al-Haddad, Muhammad K.
Jahrami, Haytham Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2013-03-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Burnout has a special significance in healthcare where staff experience psychological, emotional and physical stress.
Burnout has major behavioral and health implications.
Objective : To evaluate the extent to which the staff employed in Drug and Alcohol Unit is affected by burnout.
Setting : Drug and Alcohol Unit, Psychiatric Hospital, Bahrain.
Design : The study is a cross-sectional survey, incorporating a standardized measurement of burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory: MBI).
Method : All staff in the Drug and Alcohol Unit (N = 31) were surveyed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire in October 2011.
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is designed to assess the three components of the burnout syndrome: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment.
Result: Twenty-four (77.4 %) responded, their result indicates a medium level of burnout.
The degree of burnout among the staff working in the Drug and Alcohol Unit was low compared to the staff working in General Adult Psychiatry Unit.
Personal accomplishment was high in Drug and Alcohol compared to General Adult Psychiatry.
Conclusion: The degree of burnout as well as emotional exhaustion in the staff working in the Drug and Alcohol Unit was lower compared to the staff working in General Adult Psychiatry.
Dealing with patients’ psychological problems, feelings of isolation, lack of support, lack of reward, long hours of work and psychological morbidity leads to higher degree of burnout.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dirbas, Abd al-Nabi& Jahrami, Haytham Ali& al-Haddad, Muhammad K.& Qahiri, Shabar. 2013. Survey of burnout amongst drug and alcohol unit staff. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602673
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dirbas, Abd al-Nabi…[et al.]. Survey of burnout amongst drug and alcohol unit staff. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 35, no. 1 (Mar. 2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602673
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dirbas, Abd al-Nabi& Jahrami, Haytham Ali& al-Haddad, Muhammad K.& Qahiri, Shabar. Survey of burnout amongst drug and alcohol unit staff. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2013. Vol. 35, no. 1, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-602673
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-9
Record ID
BIM-602673