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BURNOUT AMONG PHYSICIANS IN QALUBIA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EGYPT

NAGWA HEGAZY 1 ; TAGHREED MOHAMMED FARAHAT 2
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Burnout carries a potential negative effect on the individual’s psychological and physical health, as well as an organization’s effectiveness. Therefore, it is recognized worldwide as a major challenge to workers’ health and the functioning of their organizations . Objectives: Determine the prevalence of burnout among physicians in the primary health care facilities and identify the risk predictors of burnout syndrome. Participants &Methods: The study was a cross sectional conducted on 76 physicians in Qalubia PHC units & centers in El Kanater El Kharaia distract in the context of 10 months. All the participants were interviewed using Maslach burnout inventory. Results: Nearly 66.7% of the general practioners (GPs) has high burnout while only 26.7% of specialists have high burnout. Emotional exhaustion was higher in GPs than family physician and specialist. It was 80.7%, 75% and 46.7% respectively (p value