Burnout among mental health professionals: A Tunisian experience |
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| Authors: | Halayem-Dhouib S Zaghdoudi L Zremdini R Maalej I Béchir M Ben Labbène R |
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| Institution: | 1. Service de psychiatrie de l’adulte A et psychologie médicale, pôle de psychiatrie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France;2. UFR médecine, Clermont université, université d’Auvergne Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France;3. Équipe d’accueil 7280, UFR médecine, Clermont université, université d’Auvergne Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France;4. GDR 3557 en psychiatrie, institut de psychiatrie, 7, rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France;5. Service de santé publique, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France;6. EA 4681, PEPRADE, Clermont université, université d’Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France;1. Service de psychiatrie, hôpital universitaire de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie;2. Faculté de médecine de Monastir, université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie;1. Département de radiothérapie, Institut de cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth, 42270 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France;2. Département universitaire de la recherche et de l’enseignement, Institut de cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth, 42270 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France;3. UMR CNRS5822/IN2P3, IPNL, PRISME, laboratoire de radiobiologie cellulaire et moléculaire, 69622 Villeurbanne, France;1. Institut de psychologie, université de Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Suisse;2. Unité d’enseignement et de recherche développement de l’enfant à l’adulte, Haute École pédagogique du Canton de Vaud, Lausanne, Suisse;3. Faculté de biologie et médecine, université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Suisse |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundBurnout syndrome consists in physical as well as mental exhaustion observed in professionals whose work involves continuous contact with other people. Psychiatrists and psychiatry nursing staff are considered to be vulnerable to experiencing burnout. The purposes of this study aim to investigate the prevalence of burnout syndrome in practitioners, residents and nurses working in the psychiatric hospital of Tunisia. It also aims to investigate the relationship between burnout, depression, and a variety of personal variables, including age, gender, marital, parental and personal difficulties within this population.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among the nursing staff (n = 54), residents (n = 41) and practitioners (n = 11) in Razi hospital in Tunisia. The Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Beck depression inventory and a general questionnaire on demographic data were used.ResultsHigh levels of burnout were detected among nurses. This was true for the emotional tiredness sub-scale (mean score: 26.18); the depersonalization subscale (mean score: 10.20) and for the alteration of personal achievements (mean score: 32.94). High scores in emotional tiredness were correlated to depression (P = 0.000; R = 0.56) and to personal difficulties (P = 0.021; R = 0.31) in this group. Residents showed high scores in personal achievements (mean score: 32.56), and practitioners did not reach the cutoff scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory.ConclusionOur results are somewhat comparable to those of studies in other countries. Burnout syndrome was highly prevalent among nurses and residents. This study corroborates former results of a relation between depression and burnout. A strong relationship was found between personal difficulties and burnout, but seemed to be more specific to the nursing sample. |
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