Thorpe Shemeka, Iyiewuare Praise, Duroseau Brenice, Malone Natalie, Palomino Kaylee A
Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241300739. doi: 10.1177/17455057241300739.
Burnout disproportionately affects professionals who spend much of their time in direct patient care. The physical and emotional demands of pelvic floor therapists, coupled with identity-based stressors, may place Black women pelvic floor therapists at an increased risk for experiencing burnout.
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of burnout among Black women pelvic floor therapists in the United States.
This is a short-form qualitative study with data collected from an online survey.
We recruited Black women pelvic floor therapists from November 2023 to February 2024 to complete an online survey comprised of open-ended questions about their experiences of burnout. The coding team analyzed the short-form qualitative data using inductive structural tabular thematic analysis.
Of the 59 participants in the total sample, 37 reported experiencing professional burnout. Main themes were: (1) contributors to burnout, (2) signs of burnout, and (3) consequences of burnout. Notably, contributors to burnout were predominantly structural and included workplace factors, such as unrealistic productivity standards and experiences of discrimination and microaggressions. Signs of burnout were primarily emotional. Consequences of burnout included leaving the current work setting, a strong desire to transition to a different setting, or taking a break from the profession overall.
This study revealed that it is not only the intensity of Black women pelvic floor therapists' workload but also the nature of their tasks and the contexts within which they operate that contribute to burnout.
职业倦怠对那些大部分时间都直接参与患者护理的专业人员影响尤为严重。盆底治疗师面临的身体和情感需求，再加上基于身份的压力源，可能会使黑人女性盆底治疗师经历职业倦怠的风险增加。
本研究的目的是探讨美国黑人女性盆底治疗师职业倦怠的经历。
这是一项通过在线调查收集数据的简短定性研究。
我们在2023年11月至2024年2月招募黑人女性盆底治疗师，以完成一项在线调查，其中包括关于她们职业倦怠经历的开放式问题。编码团队使用归纳性结构表格主题分析法对简短定性数据进行分析。
在总样本的59名参与者中，37人报告经历过职业倦怠。主要主题包括：（1）职业倦怠的促成因素，（2）职业倦怠的迹象，以及（3）职业倦怠的后果。值得注意的是，职业倦怠的促成因素主要是结构性的，包括工作场所因素，如不切实际的生产力标准以及歧视和微侵犯的经历。职业倦怠的迹象主要是情绪方面的。职业倦怠的后果包括离开当前的工作环境、强烈渴望转到不同的环境，或者总体上暂停从事该职业。
本研究表明，导致黑人女性盆底治疗师职业倦怠的不仅是其工作量的强度，还包括其任务的性质以及她们工作的环境。
