title: Job stress and burnout in the care staff of Leros PIKPA Asylum 25 years after the first Deinstitutionalisation and Rehabilitation Greek Project.
abstract: Aims and methodTo identify correlates between burnout and job stress of care staff at Leros PIKPA Asylum. Forty-nine asylum employees were assessed by Maslach's Burnout Inventory, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale and the Job Content Questionnaire.ResultsEmotional exhaustion is related negatively to social support (P= 0.010,r= -0.362). Lack of job achievements is related positively to overall job responsibility (P= 0.040) and negatively to lack of job satisfaction (r= -0.430). Depersonalisation was negatively associated with support from superiors (P= 0.036). Employees with high levels of perceived stress reported higher levels of fatigue (P= 0.050). Positive associations of perceived stress with depression (P= 0.011) and sleep problems (P<0.001) were also detected. Positive correlation was found between monthly salary and lack of sense of personal achievement (P= 0.020).Clinical implicationsIt is necessary to address these issues through staff education and stress management.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bougea
authors.affiliation: Primary Education Program, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Manolis Kostas
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kleisarchakis
authors.affiliation: Athens Speech and Language Institute, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spantideas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voskou
authors.affiliation: Benakeio and Korgialeneio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomaides
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pedicatrics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chrousos
authors.affiliation: Social Service, Monemvasia, Lakonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophia Andreas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Belegri