Brown Cary A, Pashniak Lisa M
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Work. 2018;60(4):513-525. doi: 10.3233/WOR-182759.
Burnout, work engagement and work addiction are all considered components of psychological health in the workplace. Past research indicates that healthcare providers face significant challenges to their psychological wellbeing in the workplace.
This study sought to determine the extent of these components in a sample of Canadian occupational therapists.
An anonymous electronic survey including standardized measures of burnout, work engagement and work addiction.
Participants' scores at times differed from previous research on burnout in the occupational therapy profession in that they demonstrated higher depersonalization scores and lower emotional exhaustion scores. Relationships emerged among a number of elements within the various measures, and participants' age and years of experience. Scores indicating a risk of burnout and work addiction clustered at certain times across participants' years of experience, and scores for vigour were low in comparison to an international study of healthcare workers. However, scores in other elements were high (for example, dedication and personal accomplishment), which theorists propose may serve a protective role in mitigating high scores in negative elements.
Findings demonstrate a risk for diminished work-related psychological health and point to key areas for further investigation around which targeted interventions could be organized for members of the occupational therapy profession.
职业倦怠、工作投入和工作成瘾都被视为职场心理健康的组成部分。过去的研究表明，医疗保健提供者在工作场所的心理健康面临重大挑战。
本研究旨在确定加拿大职业治疗师样本中这些组成部分的程度。
一项匿名电子调查，包括职业倦怠、工作投入和工作成瘾的标准化测量。
参与者的分数有时与之前关于职业治疗行业职业倦怠的研究不同，因为他们表现出更高的去个性化分数和更低的情感耗竭分数。在各种测量中的一些因素与参与者的年龄和工作经验之间出现了关系。表明职业倦怠和工作成瘾风险的分数在参与者的工作经验年限中的某些时候聚集在一起，与一项针对医护人员的国际研究相比，活力分数较低。然而，其他因素的分数较高（例如，奉献精神和个人成就感），理论学家认为这可能在减轻负面因素的高分方面起到保护作用。
研究结果表明与工作相关的心理健康存在下降风险，并指出了进一步调查的关键领域，围绕这些领域可以为职业治疗行业的成员组织有针对性的干预措施。
