The prevalence, determinants and the role of empathy and religious or spiritual beliefs on job stress, job satisfaction, coping, burnout, and mental health in medical and surgical faculty of a teaching hospital: A cross-sectional survey

• Published in: La revue de medecine interne 2020-04, Vol.41 (4), p.232-240
• Main Authors: Lal, A., Tharyan, A., Tharyan, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological - physiology; Adult; Burnout; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Burnout, Professional - etiology; Burnout, Professional - psychology; Coping; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depersonalization; Dépersonnalisation; Emotional exhaustion; Empathy - physiology; Faculty - psychology; Faculty - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals, Teaching - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Job stress; Male; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - etiology; Mental health; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Occupational Stress - epidemiology; Occupational Stress - psychology; Personal accomplishment; Prevalence; Religion; Risk Factors; Réalisation personnelle; Santé mentale; Satisfaction au travail; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Surgery Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Épuisement mental; Épuisement professionnel; Épuisement émotionnel
• ISSN: 0248-8663; 1768-3122
• DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2019.12.005

Systematically ascertained data on job stress and burnout and their antecedents and mediators in health professionals from low- and middle-income countries are scant. This cross sectional survey, conducted from July 2007 to August 2008, of consenting medical and surgical faculty of a large, charitable, teaching hospital aimed to evaluate: 1) the prevalence and sources of job stress and job satisfaction, and the ways used to cope with stress; 2) the prevalence of burnout and mental distress; and 3) the influence of age, gender, empathy and religious or spiritual beliefs on job stress, satisfaction, mental health and burnout. Of 345 respondents, high job stress on the Physician Stress and Satisfaction questionnaire were reported by 23%. However, 98% of faculty reported high levels of job satisfaction with deriving intellectual stimulation from teaching and a high level of responsibility identified as important contributory sources. Significantly more respondents aged