title: Life satisfaction and risk of burnout among men and women working as physiotherapists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recently in Poland as a result of the high rate of aging population and high rates of morbidity, a growing demand for the physiotherapist profession is observed. The results of this study can be used to formulate principles for better organization of physiotherapist's workplace in order to prevent occurrence of burnout. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of gender on satisfaction with life and burnout among active physiotherapists.
  
  
  METHODS
  The survey was anonymous and voluntary, and involved a group of 200 active physiotherapists working in health care units and educational centers in Po?land. The study group was selected randomly and incidentally. Each respondent received a demographic data sheet and a set of self-rating questionnaires (Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, Burnout Scale Inventory).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Burnout among men decreased along with increasing satisfaction with one's work and occupation, friends, relatives and acquaintances, sexuality, and increased due to greater satisfaction with one's housing status. Burnout among women decreased along with increasing satisfaction with one's health, free time and friends, relatives and acquaintances, and increased due to work at a setting other than a health care unit or educational center. Statistical analysis failed to reveal any significant differences with regard to the BSI domains and with regard to the overall burnout index as well as with regard to the assessment of satisfaction with life between female and male physiotherapists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Satisfaction with children, marriage and partnership, with one's work and occupation, interactions with friends, relatives and acquaintances and sexuality may contribute to reduction of burnout among men. Women who are satisfied with their children, family, health, free time and contacts with friends, relatives and acquaintances are less prone to burnout. Weak financial situation among women and deficiency of free time among men can induce burnout. Improving staff happiness may contribute to decreasing burnout.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiotherapy, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Śliwiński
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Starczyńska
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotela
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kryś-Noszczyk
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lietz-Kijak
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kijak
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makara-Studzińska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D059825:Physical Therapists / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology