Influence of Burnout and Feelings of Guilt on Depression and Health in Anesthesiologists

Alejandra Misiolek-Marín, Ana Soto-Rubio, Hanna Misiolek and Pedro R. Gil-Monte
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Alejandra Misiolek-Marín: Clínica Art Psychology and Psychotherapy, Calle Diputación 153, 08011 Barcelona, Spain
Ana Soto-Rubio: Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Hanna Misiolek: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poniatowskiego 15, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Pedro R. Gil-Monte: Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Unidad de Investigación Psicosocial de la Conducta Organizacional (UNIPSICO), University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: Background and objective: The WHO has included burnout as an occupational phenomenon in the ICD-11. According to the WHO, burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. The study aimed to evaluate the influence of feelings of guilt and burnout on health in Polish anesthesiologists. Alcohol and tobacco intake, psychosomatic disorders, and depression were assessed. Methods: The study had a non–randomized cross-sectional character. The sample consisted of 372 Polish anesthesiologists. Burnout was measured by the Spanish burnout inventory. Results: Post hoc analysis for burnout consequences: depression (F (5,366) = 17.51, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.193), psychosomatic disorders (F (5,366) = 13.11, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.152), and tobacco intake (F (5,366) = 6.23, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.078), showed significant differences between burnout with and without the highest levels of feelings of guilt. All the instruments applied were reliable. Conclusions: Depression, psychosomatic disorders, and alcohol and tobacco intake are suspected to be consequences of the highest guilt levels related to burnout, i.e., Profile 2 according to the burnout model of Gil-Monte. Participation in prevention programs is recommended for these cases.

Keywords: burnout; depression; psychosomatic health; anesthesiologists (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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