Περίληψη:
Goals of work The goals of the study were the following: (1) to study
the rate of burnout of the staff in Pediatric Oncology and compare it
with that of a group of staff in other pediatric specialties, (2) to
find out if job satisfaction, role clarity, staff support, and ways of
coping are related to the burnout of these two groups, and (3) as a
secondary aim, to identify other parameters, i.e., profession,
experience, having children, etc., which might affect burnout, staff
support, and ways of coping.
Materals and methods The study group (n = 58) consisted of the staff of
two Pediatric Oncology units and a Bone Marrow Transplantation unit, and
the control group (n = 55) consisted of the staff of two Pediatric
departments and one Pediatric Orthopedics department. The Maslach
Burnout Inventory, the Staff Support Questionnaire, the Shortened Ways
of Coping Questionnaire-Revised, and the Social Readjustment Scale were
used.
Main results No differences were found in burnout between Pediatric
Oncology staff and that of other specialties, the existing staff
support, and the ways of coping. Decreased role clarity and wishful
thinking, as a way of coping, were positively correlated to emotional
exhaustion, whereas a negative correlation of the lack of role clarity
existed with personal accomplishment. Not having children and less
experience increased burnout in both groups studied.
Conclusions The hospital management and the heads of departments should
be knowledgeable of ways to prevent burnout in their staff. Strategies
targeting role clarity and wishful thinking are useful toward this goal.
Συγγραφείς:
Liakopoulou, M.
Panaretaki, I.
Papadakis, V.
Katsika, A. and
Sarafidou, J.
Laskari, H.
Anastasopoulos, I.
Vessalas, G.
and Bouhoutsou, D.
Papaevangelou, V.
Polychronopoulou, S. and
Haidas, S.
