Burnout Syndrome Research Paper

Critical Care Biblio #2
I. Introduction Burnout syndrome is most evident in health care workers since they are more prone to sacrifice a lot for their profession. Because of this, they are incapable of coping with stress which affects them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. According to the researchers, clinical symptoms of burnout syndrome are nonspecific and include tiredness, headaches, eating problems, insomnia, irritability, emotional instability, and rigidity in relationships with other people. These researchers were also able to develop a tool in determining the severity of BOS and this is one of the reasons why I chose the article. This research journal will be able to provide us with insights regarding burnout
The questionnaire consisted of three pages long and was accompanied by a letter explaining the goal of the study. The first page of the questionnaire included items on demographics and the work-related factors. The nurses were also asked to grade their relationships with their co-staff members and physicians on a 0 to 10 scale where 0 entails the worst possible relationship and 10 as the best possible relationship. The second page of the questionnaire included the 22 items of the MBI, as well as eight items designed to assess the impact of BOS on daily life. The MBI measures burnout as it manifests itself in staff members in human services institutions and health care occupations, such as nursing, social work, psychology, ministry, and various other socially related occupations. It comprises of three subscales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items), and personal accomplishment (8 items). Each item is scored from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The third and last page of the questionnaire included the 22 items of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale for Depression), as previously recommended when studying