Features of personality and professional burnout syndrome of physicians - analysis based on questionnaires studies.

INTRODUCTION

This observational study was ordered by the Medical Practitioners' Chamber in Warsaw.

THE OBJECTIVE

of the study was to evaluate the problem of professional burnout of physicians correlation between professional burnout and features of personality.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Professional burnout was considered relative to different features of personality. This study was initially carried out from 2005-2008, but further analysis of burnout and personality was carried out from 2017-2018. The research tools were anonymous, validated questionnaires. The sample size was based on the size of the population- the registry of the Regional Chamber of Medical Practitioners and literature on burnout prevalence. The respondents' work places were randomly selected from the Mazovian District register.

RESULTS

The test on burnout was completed by 378 respondents, while 62 subjects completed a personality test. Results showed that burnout syndrome was an occupational problem for healthcare workers. Professional burnout affected as many as 42% of respondents (n = 158). It affected two age groups in particular: physicians up to 31 years old and individuals aged 41-50. Moreover, neuroticism was found to be significantly related to burnout syndrome.

CONCLUSION

burnout syndrome is common among professionally active medical practitioners, and neuroticism may be correlated with burnout syndrome.