Ashraf Farzana, Tariq Shahnila, Farooqi Rabia, Khan Masha Asad, Griffiths Mark D, Asanjarani Faramarz
Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Iran J Public Health. 2024 Jan;53(1):157-166. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v53i1.14692.
Medical health practitioners, particularly those working in cancer units, are vulnerable to poor psychological outcomes. The present study was designed to examine the influence of workplace bullying on the mental health of medical and paramedical staff by testing workplace burnout as a mediating factor.
Utilizing a cross-sectional survey, 220 Muslim medical staff officers from the cancer units of three hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan, were assessed for workplace bullying, mental health, and workplace burnout using the standardized psychometric measures (i.e., Negative Act Questionnaire; Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale; and Maslach Burnout Inventory). Data were collected from 2019-2020.
Workplace bullying and workplace burnout were directly related to mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Moreover, workplace burnout significantly mediated the paths between workplace bullying and mental health (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms), suggesting that workplace burnout increases vulnerability to other mental health issues.
A need for counseling and suitable management strategies to support medical staff working in cancer units is required.
医疗从业者，尤其是那些在癌症科室工作的人员，容易出现不良心理状况。本研究旨在通过将工作倦怠作为中介因素进行测试，来考察职场霸凌对医护人员心理健康的影响。
采用横断面调查，使用标准化心理测量工具（即负面行为问卷、抑郁焦虑压力量表和马氏工作倦怠量表）对巴基斯坦拉合尔三家医院癌症科室的220名穆斯林医护人员的职场霸凌、心理健康和工作倦怠情况进行评估。数据收集于2019年至2020年。
职场霸凌和工作倦怠与心理健康问题直接相关，包括抑郁、焦虑和压力症状。此外，工作倦怠显著介导了职场霸凌与心理健康（即抑郁、焦虑和压力症状）之间的路径，这表明工作倦怠会增加患其他心理健康问题的易感性。
需要为在癌症科室工作的医护人员提供咨询和适当的管理策略。
