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Physician burnout has been classified as a psychological syndrome that can be expressed as a prolonged response to due chronic occupational stressors. [1] In the practice of medicine, it has been known to affect a wide variety of individuals from medical students to practicing physicians; although, its impact reaches far beyond that.
The ICD-11 of the World Health Organization (WHO) describes occupational burnout as a work-related phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. According to the WHO, symptoms include "feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one's job, or feelings of negativism or ...
The Maslach Burnout Inventory has been used in a variety of studies to study burnout, including with health professionals [26] [27] [28] and teachers. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Evidence adduced by Ahola et al. (2014) [ 31 ] and Bianchi et al. (2014) [ 32 ] suggests that the MBI is measuring a depressive condition.
Nursing burnout is a serious job-related condition that can have major consequences for nurses and their patients’ outcomes. According to the American Nurses Association, chronic understaffing ...
The new Impact Wellbeing program provides leadership resources on addressing burnout and encourages hospitals to administer well-being questionnaires. New CDC program hopes to combat health care ...
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Health care professionals are also likely to experience sleep deprivation due to their jobs. Many health care professionals are on a shift work schedule, and therefore experience misalignment of their work schedule and their circadian rhythm. In 2007, 32% of healthcare workers were found to get fewer than 6 hours of sleep a night.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 established legal policy to encourage worker health in South Africa, but included few measures to manage stress among South African workers. [109] Long working hours and inability to control work situations contribute to high rates of occupational stress among the many South Africans working in ...