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Sources of stress that correlate to level of burnout among Swedish physicians.

Olofsson, Sofia LU (2014) LÄKM01 20132
MD Programme
Abstract
Theory: Burnout has become a popular research field with lots of studies being done within the area. Internationally, many studies on physician burnout have been made and they show that physicians have a high level of burnout. These studies as well as other studies within stress research have shown that there are many different factors that can lead to stress and burnout. However, very little research has been done to disclose the sources of stress that leads to burnout for Swedish physicians.
Research question: Which sources of stress can be linked to burnout levels among Swedish physicians?
Method: A web-based survey in two parts, was sent by e -mail with a few weeks interval to the physicians in Skåne and Norrbotten. The first... (More)
Theory: Burnout has become a popular research field with lots of studies being done within the area. Internationally, many studies on physician burnout have been made and they show that physicians have a high level of burnout. These studies as well as other studies within stress research have shown that there are many different factors that can lead to stress and burnout. However, very little research has been done to disclose the sources of stress that leads to burnout for Swedish physicians.
Research question: Which sources of stress can be linked to burnout levels among Swedish physicians?
Method: A web-based survey in two parts, was sent by e -mail with a few weeks interval to the physicians in Skåne and Norrbotten. The first part contained questions about background factors and the possible sources of stress. The second part contained questions about burnout and some general health questions. The burnout questions used in this survey came from the instrument Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. 63 persons answered both parts of the survey.
Conclusion: The sources of stress that showed significant correlations with burnout among the respondents were, “Demands”, “Environment factors”, “Work organization”, “Support”, “Harassment”, “Technical problems”, “Accessible”, “Autonomy”, “Wishing to have the same profession in the future”, “Values about management”, “Values about myself in work”. These are all highly probable to contribute to burnout among this sample of Swedish physicians. However, to prove that these sources of stress in fact leads to burnout among Swedish physicians needs longitudinal studies with larger sample size. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Bakgrund: Utbrändhet har blivit ett populärt ämne som det forskas allt mer på. Internationellt har många studier om läkares utbrändhet gjorts och de har visat att läkare har en hög nivå av utbrändhet. Dessa studier samt andra studier inom stressforskningen har visat på att det finns många olika orsaker som kan leda till stress och utbrändhet. Mycket lite forskning är dock gjord på svenska läkare för att se vilka orsaker till stress och utbrändhet som dessa kan tänkas ha.
Studiemål: Vilka orsaker till stress korrelerar med nivåer av utbrändhet hos svenska läkare?
Metod: En webbaserad enkätundersökning i två delar skickades ut med e-mail med några veckors mellanrum till läkare i Skåne och Norrbotten. Den första delen innehöll frågor om... (More)
Bakgrund: Utbrändhet har blivit ett populärt ämne som det forskas allt mer på. Internationellt har många studier om läkares utbrändhet gjorts och de har visat att läkare har en hög nivå av utbrändhet. Dessa studier samt andra studier inom stressforskningen har visat på att det finns många olika orsaker som kan leda till stress och utbrändhet. Mycket lite forskning är dock gjord på svenska läkare för att se vilka orsaker till stress och utbrändhet som dessa kan tänkas ha.
Studiemål: Vilka orsaker till stress korrelerar med nivåer av utbrändhet hos svenska läkare?
Metod: En webbaserad enkätundersökning i två delar skickades ut med e-mail med några veckors mellanrum till läkare i Skåne och Norrbotten. Den första delen innehöll frågor om bakgrundsfaktorer (tex kön och ålder) och tänkbara orsaker till stress och utbrändhet. Den andra delen innehöll frågor om utbrändhet och hälsa. Frågorna om utbrändhet kom från det tidigare utarbetade instrumentet Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Totalt svarade 63 personer på båda delarna av enkäten.
Slutsats: De orsaker till stress som visar signifikant korrelation med utbrändhet hos de svarande är ”Krav i arbetet”, ”Fysiska arbetsmiljöfaktorer”, ”Arbetets organisering”, ”Stöd”, ”Trakasserier”, ”Teknik problem”, ”Tillgänglighet”, ”Autonomi”, ”Önskar att ha samma yrke i framtiden”, ”Värderingar om ledningen”, Värderingar om mig själv i arbetet”. Dessa är alla högst troliga att bidra till utbrändhet hos detta urval av svenska läkare. För att visa att dessa orsaker till stress verkligen leder till utbrändhet hos svenska läkare, generellt, krävs longitudinella studier med större antal svarande. (Less)
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author
Olofsson, Sofia LU
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organization
alternative title
Orsaker till stress som korrelerar med utbrändhet hos svenska läkare.
course
LÄKM01 20132
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Work environment, Stress, Physician burnout, CBI
language
English
id
4362081
date added to LUP
2014-04-09 10:37:18
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2014-04-09 10:37:18
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 Research question: Which sources of stress can be linked to burnout levels among Swedish physicians? 
 Method: A web-based survey in two parts, was sent by e -mail with a few weeks interval to the physicians in Skåne and Norrbotten. The first part contained questions about background factors and the possible sources of stress. The second part contained questions about burnout and some general health questions. The burnout questions used in this survey came from the instrument Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. 63 persons answered both parts of the survey. 
 Conclusion: The sources of stress that showed significant correlations with burnout among the respondents were, “Demands”, “Environment factors”, “Work organization”, “Support”, “Harassment”, “Technical problems”, “Accessible”, “Autonomy”, “Wishing to have the same profession in the future”, “Values about management”, “Values about myself in work”. These are all highly probable to contribute to burnout among this sample of Swedish physicians. However, to prove that these sources of stress in fact leads to burnout among Swedish physicians needs longitudinal studies with larger sample size.}},
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