Burnout Among Intensive Care Physicians

Harmanc� Seren, Arzu Kader; �ak�ro�lu, Ahmet; Kemalo�lu, Bahri; Kahveci, Ey�p; Bozoklar, Ata

Arzu Kader Harmanc� Seren¹, Ahmet �ak�ro�lu², Bahri Kemalo�lu³, Ey�p Kahveci⁴, Ata Bozoklar⁵

¹Istanbul University, Florence Nightingale Faculty Of Nursing
²Acibadem University
³Ministry Of Health, Department Of Organ Transplantation
⁴Medicana International Hospital, Ankara
⁵Bilim University

INTRODUCTION: Introduction: It is reported that burnout provokes serious problems in occupational behaviour especially among health care professionals who work in heavy working conditions.
Aim: This descriptive study aims to identify the burnout levels of intensive care physicians.
METHODS: Methods: Data were collected during a meeting held by Ministry of Health, from 64 of the 96 intensive care physicians attending from different cities and seven geographical regions of Turkey.
Burnout was measured by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory that has 22 items consisting of three subscales: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Besides, one more questionnaire with 16 questions for collecting demographic data of physicians was added.
RESULTS: Results: The average point of participants got from the �depersonalization� subscale (5.08�3.18) indicates low burnout level. When the average points those intensive care physicians got from the other two subscales were evaluated, it can be said that they experience mid level burnout at �emotional exhaustion� (15.56�6.26) and �personal accomplishment� (22.44�3.69) subscales.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Conclusion: Intensive care physicians experienced mid level burnout at �emotional exhaustion� and �personal accomplishment� sub scales. It is recommended to perform the studies that aim to define the reasons of these results.

Keywords:

Yo�un Bak�m Hekimlerinde T�kenme

Arzu Kader Harmanc� Seren¹, Ahmet �ak�ro�lu², Bahri Kemalo�lu³, Ey�p Kahveci⁴, Ata Bozoklar⁵

¹�stanbul �niversitesi, Florence Nightingale Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi
²Ac�badem �niversitesi
³Sa�l�k Bakanl��, Organ Nakli Dairesi
⁴Medicana International Hastanesi, Ankara
⁵Bilim �niversitesi

G�R�� ve AMA�: Giri�: T�kenmenin i� davran��lar�nda, �zellikle de a��r �al��ma ko�ullar� olan sa�l�k �al��anlar�nda ciddi sorunlara yol a�t�� rapor edilmektedir.
Ama�: Tan�mlay�c� tipteki bu �al��ma ile yo�un bak�m uzman� hekimlerin t�kenme d�zeylerini belirlemek ama�lanmaktad�r.
Y�NTEM ve GERE�LER: Y�ntem: Veriler Sa�l�k Bakanl�� taraf�ndan d�zenlenen bir toplant� esnas�nda T�rkiye�nin yedi co�rafi b�lgesinden ve farkl� illerinden gelen toplam 96 hekimin 64��nden toplanm��t�r.
T�kenme d�zeyi, duygusal t�kenme, duyars�zla�ma ve ki�isel ba�ar� olmak �zere �� alt boyutta, 22 madde i�eren Maslach T�kenme �l�e�i ile �l��lm��t�r. Ayr�ca hekimlerin demografik verilerini toplamak �zere 16 sorudan olu�an bir soru formu daha eklenmi�tir.

BULGULAR: Kat�l�mc�lar�n �duyars�zla�ma� (5,08�3,18) alt boyutundan ald�klar� ortalama puan d��k t�kenme d�zeyine i�aret etmektedir. Yo�un bak�m uzman� hekimlerin di�er iki alt boyuttan ald�klar� puanlar incelendi�inde �duygusal t�kenme� (15,56�6,26) ve �ki�isel ba�ar�� (22,44�3,69) alt boyutlar�nda orta d�zeyde t�kenme deneyimledikleri s�ylenebilir.
TARTI�MA ve SONU�: Yo�un bak�m hekimleri orta d�zeyde �duygusal t�kenme� ve ki�isel ba�ar�s�zl�k deneyimlemektedirler. Bu sonu�lar�n nedenlerini belirlemeye y�nelik �al��malar�n yap�lmas� �nerilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Arzu Kader Harmanc� Seren, Ahmet �ak�ro�lu, Bahri Kemalo�lu, Ey�p Kahveci, Ata Bozoklar. Burnout Among Intensive Care Physicians. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2015; 2(2): 57-62

Corresponding Author: Arzu Kader Harmanc� Seren, T�rkiye