Burnout syndrome and coping strategies in Portuguese oncology health care providers.

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Archives of Clinical Psychiatry Pub Date : 2017-09-01 DOI:10.1590/0101-60830000000135

Vasco F J Cumbe, Andrea N Pala, António J P Palha, Ana R P Gaio, Manuel F Esteves, Jair de Jesus Mari, Milton Wainberg

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Abstract

Background: Burnout is a multidimensional syndrome and includes symptoms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment at work. Oncology health care providers are at high risk to develop symptoms of burnout because of work-related stressors. Adaptive coping strategies adopted to deal with stressors may prevent the development of burnout.

Objective: The present study aims to assess the association between burnout, functional coping strategies, and occupational factors in a sample of oncology providers, mostly nurses.

Methods: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Problem Solving Inventory "Inventário de Resolução de Problemas" were administered. Descriptive, correlational, and linear regression analyses were performed.

Results: The study showed that emotional exhaustion correlated with lower levels of adaptive coping, less years of experience in Oncology, and a greater amount of hours worked per week. Personal accomplishment was associated with the adaptive coping strategies. No further statistically significant associations were identified.

Discussion: Our findings support the importance of adaptive coping strategies in order to prevent symptoms of burnout when health professionals face potentially stressful occupational factors. Training aimed at improving adaptive coping skills may prevent burnout syndrome for health care professionals working in Oncology.

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葡萄牙肿瘤医护人员的职业倦怠综合征和应对策略。

背景：职业倦怠是一种多维综合征，包括情绪衰竭、人格解体和个人工作成就感降低等症状。由于与工作相关的压力，肿瘤医护人员是出现职业倦怠症状的高危人群。为应对压力而采取的适应性应对策略可预防职业倦怠的产生：本研究旨在评估肿瘤医护人员（主要是护士）倦怠、功能性应对策略和职业因素之间的关联：方法：采用社会人口调查问卷、马斯拉赫职业倦怠量表和问题解决量表 "Inventário de Resolução de Problemas"。研究进行了描述性分析、相关分析和线性回归分析：研究表明，情绪衰竭与较低的适应性应对水平、较少的肿瘤学工作年限和较多的每周工作时间相关。个人成就感与适应性应对策略相关。讨论：我们的研究结果支持了适应性应对策略的重要性：我们的研究结果表明，当医护人员面临潜在的职业压力因素时，适应性应对策略对于预防职业倦怠症状非常重要。旨在提高适应性应对技能的培训可预防肿瘤科医护人员的职业倦怠综合征。

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Archives of Clinical Psychiatry PSYCHIATRY-

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0.50

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25 weeks

期刊介绍： The mission of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is to provide relevant clinical information and clinically oriented research, including also basic research, whose results have potential implications for clinical practice. The scope of the journal encompasses: Human Sciences, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychiatry. The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry strives to inform and to educate mental health care professionals and to stimulate debates and further exploration into the nature, causes, treatment, and public health importance of mental health issues.