Department of Medical-Surgical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Extremadura University, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty Nursing and Physiotherapy, Salamanca University, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 29;18(17):9108. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179108.
Burnout syndrome and job satisfaction are topics of increasing interest due to their relevance in people's health and well-being. Besides, they are considered very relevant in the fields of social and health care studies.
The objective of this study was to analyse the professional profile of music therapists in Spain and the prevalence of burnout syndrome and job satisfaction among them.
This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out using an ad-hoc online questionnaire, the Maslach Scale and the general satisfaction scale on a sample of employed Spanish music therapists with more than two years of working experience in Spain.
Eighty questionnaires were analysed. The majority of the participants were between 30-39 years old (38.8%) and were women (85%). They combined their profession with other occupations (76.3%), mostly in care roles with a fix term contract and were self-employed (40%). The prevalence of burnout syndrome was 3.8% ( < 0.001) and the predisposition or tendency to develop this condition was over 57.5% ( < 0.001). The highest levels of burnout syndrome were found in professionals with trainee contracts ( = 0.001), in those who were providing training ( = 0.021), who attended 6 to 10 patients per week ( = 0.001), who were usually working with a therapist colleague ( = 0.046) and those who did not take prescribed psychotropic drugs ( = 0.034). The highest level of job satisfaction was observed in music therapists working in the field of disability ( = 0.010) and mental health ( = 0.022) and with seniority in their job position. The lowest level of job satisfaction was seen in music therapists with trainee contracts ( = 0.041), with less working hours per week ( = 0.016), working in the field of education ( = 0.006) and in those who did not feel valued by their colleagues ( < 0.001) or by the director of the centre where they worked ( < 0.001).
Based on the results of this study, Spanish music therapists show a low prevalence of burnout syndrome but a moderate-high predisposition to develop it. Music therapists with burnout syndrome are those who work longer hours and perform their job in palliative care setting. In general, music therapists have a high level of both intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction. The lowest level of job satisfaction was found in music therapists with trainee contracts and the highest in music therapists with senior positions.
由于倦怠综合征和工作满意度与人们的健康和幸福感息息相关，因此它们成为越来越受关注的话题。此外，它们在社会和医疗保健研究领域也被认为非常重要。
本研究旨在分析西班牙音乐治疗师的专业概况，以及他们中倦怠综合征的流行程度和工作满意度。
这是一项观察性、描述性、横断面研究，使用专门的在线问卷、职业倦怠量表和一般满意度量表对具有两年以上西班牙工作经验的在职西班牙音乐治疗师进行样本分析。
分析了 80 份问卷。大多数参与者年龄在 30-39 岁之间（38.8%），为女性（85%）。他们将自己的职业与其他职业相结合（76.3%），主要是在护理角色中，签订有固定期限合同，并以自雇身份工作（40%）。倦怠综合征的患病率为 3.8%（<0.001），出现这种情况的倾向超过 57.5%（<0.001）。在有实习合同的专业人员中发现了最高水平的倦怠综合征（=0.001），在提供培训的人员中（=0.021），每周治疗 6-10 名患者的人员中（=0.001），通常与治疗师同事一起工作的人员中（=0.046），以及未服用规定的精神药物的人员中（=0.034）。音乐治疗师在残疾（=0.010）和心理健康（=0.022）领域工作，以及在工作岗位上有资历的人员的工作满意度最高。在有实习合同的音乐治疗师中工作满意度最低（=0.041），每周工作时间较少（=0.016），在教育领域工作（=0.006），以及他们的同事（<0.001）或他们工作的中心主任（<0.001）认为他们没有得到重视的音乐治疗师。
根据这项研究的结果，西班牙音乐治疗师的倦怠综合征患病率较低，但发展为倦怠综合征的倾向较高。患有倦怠综合征的音乐治疗师是那些工作时间较长且在姑息治疗环境中工作的音乐治疗师。总的来说，音乐治疗师具有较高的内在和外在工作满意度。工作满意度最低的是有实习合同的音乐治疗师，最高的是有高级职位的音乐治疗师。
