Degree of Burnout Among Emergency Healthcare Workers and Factors Influencing Level of Burnout: A Study Protocol (original) (raw)

2015, Journal of Evolution of medical and Dental Sciences

Objectives: (1) To examine the level of burnout reported by healthcare workers of emergency department. (2) To find out the relationship between burnout and demographic variables like age, religion, marital status, years married, general and professional education, children and number of children. (3) To explore factors that may influence the level of burnout among healthcare workers working in emergency department. Methods: Seven healthcare workers working in the emergency department of Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati were be selected by non probability purposive sampling. Demographic proforma, factors influencing level of burnout, and Assamese translation of Maslach Burnout Inventory were the tools used. Results: In emotional exhaustion, there was lowlevel burnout. High-level burn out was seen in depersonalisation or loss of empathy. Moderate burnout was found in personal achievement. Conclusion: While findings of the present study have several implications in terms of improving resources and environment in the emergency healthcare delivery system, similar study, replicated on a large sample, would help to draw conclusions that are more definite and generalisable to a larger population.