Work-home interface stress: an important predictor of emotional exhaustion 15 years into a medical career

The importance of work-home interface stress can vary throughout a medical career and between genders. We studied changes in work-home interface stress over 5 yr, and their prediction of emotional exhaustion (main dimension of burn-out), controlled for other variables. A nationwide doctor cohort (NO...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2016, Vol.54(2), pp.139-148
Main Authors: HERTZBERG, Tuva Kolstad, RØ, Karin Isaksson, VAGLUM, Per Jørgen Wiggen, MOUM, Torbjørn, RØVIK, Jan Ole, GUDE, Tore, EKEBERG, Øivind, TYSSEN, Reidar
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Language:English
Subjects:
Burn-out
Colleague support
Doctor career
Emotional exhaustion
Health aspects
Medical practice
Original
Predictors
Quality of life
Stress (Psychology)
Work-home interface stress
Work-life balance
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Summary:The importance of work-home interface stress can vary throughout a medical career and between genders. We studied changes in work-home interface stress over 5 yr, and their prediction of emotional exhaustion (main dimension of burn-out), controlled for other variables. A nationwide doctor cohort (NORDOC; n=293) completed questionnaires at 10 and 15 yr after graduation. Changes over the period were examined and predictors of emotional exhaustion analyzed using linear regression. Levels of work-home interface stress declined, whereas emotional exhaustion stayed on the same level. Lack of reduction in work-home interface stress was an independent predictor of emotional exhaustion in year 15 (β=−0.21, p=0.001). Additional independent predictors were reduction in support from colleagues (β=0.11, p=0.04) and emotional exhaustion at baseline (β=0.62, p
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2015-0134