Williams Shawn, Innes Stanley
Department of Health Professions, CUNY York College, 94 - 20 Guy R, Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, USA.
Chiropr Man Therap. 2012 Feb 27;20(1):4. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-20-4.
Burnout is a psychological syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment that has been found to exist in a significant number of healthcare and helping professionals. It imposes a significant societal burden by shortened practitioner lifespan, decreased efficiency, negative health outcomes and poorer levels of patient care. Theoretical models suggest that it appears to be the result of a complex interaction between job resources and job demands. It may be reasonable to conclude that Chiropractic professionals experience similar vocational demands and thus experience significant levels of occupational stress and subsequent burnout. However the data on burnout within the chiropractic profession is limited. It is possible that this results in significant negative outcomes on chiropractors and their patients. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to demonstrate the need to explore burnout in chiropractic practice and offer a research protocol for a potential study.
职业倦怠是一种由情感耗竭、去人格化和个人成就感降低构成的心理综合征，已发现大量医疗保健和助人行业的专业人员存在这种情况。它通过缩短从业者寿命、降低效率、产生负面健康结果以及降低患者护理水平，给社会带来了沉重负担。理论模型表明，它似乎是工作资源与工作需求之间复杂相互作用的结果。可以合理推断，整脊疗法专业人员面临类似的职业需求，因此会经历高水平的职业压力以及随之而来的职业倦怠。然而，整脊疗法行业内关于职业倦怠的数据有限。这可能会给整脊治疗师及其患者带来重大负面后果。因此，本文的目的是表明有必要探讨整脊疗法实践中的职业倦怠，并为一项潜在研究提供研究方案。
