title: Influence of perceived organisational factors on job burnout: survey of community mental health staff.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Staff burnout is a critical issue for mental healthcare delivery, as it can lead to decreased work performance and, ultimately, to poorer treatment outcomes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relative weight of job-related characteristics and perceived organisational factors in predicting burnout in staff working in community-based psychiatric services.
  
  
  METHODS
  A representative sample of 2000 mental health staff working in the Veneto region, Italy, participated. Burnout and perceived organisational factors were assessed by using the Organizational Checkup Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, high levels of job distress affected nearly two-thirds of the psychiatric staff and one in five staff members suffered from burnout. Psychiatrists and social workers reported the highest levels of burnout, and support workers and psychologists, the lowest. Burnout was mostly predicted by a higher frequency of face-to-face interaction with users, longer tenure in mental healthcare, weak work group cohesion and perceived unfairness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving the workplace atmosphere within psychiatric services should be one of the most important targets in staff burnout prevention strategies. The potential benefits of such programmes may, in turn, have a favourable impact on patient outcomes.
authors: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, 37134-Verona, Italy. antonio.lasalvia@univr.it
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Lasalvia
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Bonetto
authors: Mariaelena
authors: M
authors: Bertani
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Bissoli
authors: Doriana
authors: D
authors: Cristofalo
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Marrella
authors: Enrico
authors: E
authors: Ceccato
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Cremonese
authors: Moreno
authors: M
authors: De Rossi
authors: Lorenza
authors: L
authors: Lazzarotto
authors: Vanna
authors: V
authors: Marangon
authors: Idana
authors: I
authors: Morandin
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Zucchetto
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Tansella
authors: Mirella
authors: M
authors: Ruggeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*