Hutchinson T A, Haase S, French S, McFarlane T A
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
Emergency Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
West Indian Med J. 2014 Jun;63(3):262-6. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.330. Epub 2014 Jun 12.
The study examined the prevalence of stress, burnout, and coping, and the relationship between these variables among emergency physicians at a teaching hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.
Thirty out of 41 physicians in the Emergency Department completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and a background questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted.
Fifty per cent of study participants scored highly on emotional exhaustion; the scores of 53.3% also indicated that they were highly stressed. Stress correlated significantly with the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization components of burnout. Depersonalization was significantly correlated with two coping strategies: escape-avoidance and accepting responsibility; emotional exhaustion was also significantly correlated with escape-avoidance.
Emergency physicians at the hospital scored high on stress and components of burnout. Interventions aimed at reducing the occupational contributors to stress and improving levels of coping will reduce the risk of burnout and enhance psychological well-being among emergency physicians.
本研究调查了牙买加金斯敦一家教学医院急诊科医生的压力、职业倦怠和应对方式的流行情况，以及这些变量之间的关系。
急诊科41名医生中的30名完成了马氏职业倦怠量表、感知压力量表、应对方式问卷和一份背景问卷。进行了描述性统计分析。
50%的研究参与者在情感耗竭方面得分较高；53.3%的得分还表明他们压力很大。压力与职业倦怠的情感耗竭和去个性化成分显著相关。去个性化与两种应对策略显著相关：逃避和承担责任；情感耗竭也与逃避显著相关。
该医院的急诊科医生在压力和职业倦怠方面得分较高。旨在减少职业压力因素和提高应对水平的干预措施将降低职业倦怠的风险，并提高急诊科医生的心理健康水平。
