Factors Affecting Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Turkish Emergency Medicine Residents

İbrahim Toker*, Cüneyt Ayrık, Seyran Bozkurt, Feriyde Çalışkan Tür, Ayşe Devrim Başterzi, Serkan Hacar and Didem Ovla

Factors Affecting Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Turkish Emergency Medicine Residents

Despite the increasing concerns on burnout and job satisfaction in health-care professional,
very few studies have examined resident physicians in Turkey.

This study was aimed to determine the factors affecting burnout and job satisfaction
among emergency medicine residents in Turkey.

In Turkey An number of 410 emergency medicine residents including e-mail addresses
registered to Emergency Medicine Associations received questionnaire forms previously prepared on
an internet-based questionnaire site. Participants were asked to fill out Malachi Burnout Inventory,
Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) and socio-demographic data form.
Results: Decrease in depersonalization grades and increase in personal accompli.

Decrease in depersonalization grades and increase in personal accomplishment grades
with the advancing age were found. Residents who had an experience greater than 10 years
in the profession showed lower depersonalization grades in comparison with the beginners.

Residents who could not reach a consultant for patient evaluation presented
higher emotional exhaustion grades. Also residents who felt appreciated
in work place and work in concert
with the staff had lower burnout grades and higher job satisfaction grades.

An increase in the average number of patients seen per day was found out to boost
emotional exhaustion grades.

Also the visible increase in the time spent for social activities during the week reduced
emotional exhaustion and depersonalization grades while increasing personal accomplishment
grades.

Increase of job satisfaction was accompanied by a decreased burnout level.
Conclusion: Emergency medicine residents have high burnout levels.

Emerg Med Open J. 2015; 1(3): 64-71. doi: 10.17140/EMOJ-1-111

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