title: Burnout among physicians and nursing staff working in the emergency hospital of Tanta University, Egypt.
abstract: Little is known about professional burnout among health-care workers in Egypt. The current study aimed to reveal the extent of burnout among physicians and nursing staff working in the emergency hospital of Tanta University and to identify some of its determinants. A cross-sectional study was carried out on all physicians (n = 266) and a systematic random sample of nurses (n = 284). Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and its subscales. Most of the participants (66.0%)had a moderate level of burnout and 24.9% of them had high burnout. Multivariate analysis of variables affecting burnout showed that age, sex, frequency of exposure to work-related violence, years of experience, work burden, supervision and work activities were significant predictors of burnout among the respondents. The authors recommend health education interventions during pre-employment training programmes for prevention of burnout syndrome and periodic screening for early detection and management of burnout.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: S A M
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: El-Sallamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: A A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: El-Sherbiny
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kabbash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004534:Egypt; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires