Occupational stress and burnout among physiotherapists: a cross-sectional survey in Cadiz (Spain)

Occupational stress is considered an ongoing epidemic. An inadequate response to a stressful situation can trigger burnout syndrome. In this way, the assistant services (health and teaching) often reach higher levels of burnout. The present study aimed to measure the level of occupational stress and...

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Published in:Human resources for health 2020-11, Vol.18 (1), p.91-91, Article 91
Main Authors: Carmona-Barrientos, Ines, Gala-León, Francisco J, Lupiani-Giménez, Mercedes, Cruz-Barrientos, Alberto, Lucena-Anton, David, Moral-Munoz, Jose A
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Language:English
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Age
Burn out (Psychology)
Burnout
Confidence intervals
Cross-sectional studies
Health aspects
Job stress
Occupational stress
Physical therapists
Professionals
Professions
Public sector
Risk factors
Sociodemographics
Workers
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Summary:Occupational stress is considered an ongoing epidemic. An inadequate response to a stressful situation can trigger burnout syndrome. In this way, the assistant services (health and teaching) often reach higher levels of burnout. The present study aimed to measure the level of occupational stress and burnout in physiotherapists in the province of Cadiz (Spain), working in the public and/or private sector. This was an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. A sample of 272 physiotherapists took part in the study. The variables measured were sociodemographic variables, working conditions, level of occupational stress and burnout. Burnout includes three characteristics or dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and personal accomplishment (PA). Correspondence analysis of the sociodemographic, organizational and psychological variables were analyzed using Chi-squared significance tests. Spearman correlations and a linear regression analysis were also carried out to determine the dependence between occupational stress and burnout. The results showed that 30.51% of physiotherapists suffered from a high level of occupational stress, while 34.56% suffered from an average level. There was a clear dependence between a high level of stress and professionals who felt stressed during their academic training period (p = 0.02), those who were in temporary work (p = 0.03) and those with over 10 years of professional experience (p = 0.05). The overall level of burnout was low, since only the EE dimension had a high value; the average was 21.64 ± 10.57. The DP (6.57 ± 4.65) and PA (39.52 ± 5.97) levels were low. There was a significant dependence (p 
ISSN:1478-4491
1478-4491
DOI:10.1186/s12960-020-00537-0