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E Magaña Loarte

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PubMed2003

[Study of the prevalence of burnout in doctors in the Health Area of Talavera de la Reina].

OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree of burnout or professional wear-and-tear in doctors from the Talavera de la Reina Health Area and linked factors. DESIGN: Transversal, descriptive study. PARTICIPANTS: Doctors in primary care (PC) (n=106) and specialist care (SC) (n=129). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire and a survey with social and demographic variables and suggestions. Both were anonymous and self-administered. RESULTS: 144 (61.27%) answered, 63 from PC and 81 SC. 72.2% were male, with a mean age of 45 (with little variability between PC and SC). Average years worked were 18.65. 102 (70.83%) worked cover. 85 (59.02%) had an indefinite contract, 49 (34.02%) a temporary one, and 10 (6.94%) other kinds. 76.4% of the professionals suffered burnout (moderate in 38.9% and high in 37.5%). The difference between PC and SC burnout (85.7% vs 69.1%) was statistically significant. In the remaining variables studied (age, sex, marital status, working of cover shifts.) we found no significant differences. Among suggestions to mitigate burnout were demands to support improvements in working conditions, greater personal and professional recognition, involvement of the government and management, economic remuneration, providing more training and research, etc. CONCLUSIONS: Professional wear-and-tear or burnout is very high in our area, and is higher in PC than in SC.

Burnout, Professional↗
PubMed1993

[Factors related to community participation in primary care in the province of Toledo].

OBJECTIVE: To identify how many professionals have, in their view, some experience of community participation (CP); how many have a positive attitude to CP; and other associated factors. DESIGN: Observational, analytic, crossover study. PARTICIPANTS: Professionals from 22 Health Centres (HC). INTERVENTION: A questionnaire on attitudes, knowledge and behaviour. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: 220 (67%) of the 330 professionals who received the survey replied. More than half of these considered that CP in the HC was important. 49% had some experience of this question: of these 59% evaluated their experience was successful, a variable which was linked to work satisfaction, attachment to the HC for less than one year or more than five and being a nursing professional. The main problem was considered to be lack of preparation; and the main cause of failure of experiments was defective planning. 95% of professionals were willing to work on health projects involving community participation. CONCLUSIONS: Even accepting the difficulty of measuring attitudes, knowledge and behaviour, the idea and that the positive attitudes and/or experiences of Primary Care health professionals to CP are a chance phenomenon is rejected. An intervention study to check the hypotheses suggested in this study concerning the variable factors which favour success in community health participation is proposed.

Community Participation↗