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J Caring Sci. 2016;5(1): 75-84.
doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.008
PMID: 26989668
PMCID: PMC4794547
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The Prevalence of Job Stress and its Relationship with Burnout Syndrome among the Academic Members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Hedayat Nazari 1, Mojgan Jariani 2, Shorangiz Beiranvand 3*, Mandana Saki 3, Nasrin Aghajeri 4, Farzad Ebrahimzadeh 5

1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
2 Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
3 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Science, Khorramabad, Iran
4 Graduated from Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
5 Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Email: shorangizbiranvand@yahoo.com

Abstract

Introduction: Burnout syndrome is one of the consequences and the results of occupational or job stress emerged in the form of emotional exhaustion feeling, depersonalization and decrement personal accomplishment. The aim of this study was to determine the occupational stress and its relationship with burnout syndrome in the academic members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted on 111 of the faculty members via multistage sampling. Data were collected by the questionnaire of Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Osipow Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI- R). Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics as well as analytical statistics such as chi square, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney tests and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results showed that the most of the participants had a low level of burnout three dimensions including emotional burnout (72.1%), depersonalization (81.1%), and the decrement of personal accomplishment (56.8%). Moreover 79.3% of samples had a low occupational stress, but there was a meaningful relationship between occupational stress and dimensions of burnout syndrome with an exception for the intensity of decrement of personal accomplishment. Conclusion: Academic members were in an appropriate condition concerning burnout syndrome and occupational stress. However by applying some strategies to decrease stress and determining stress resources, we can improve their psychological health of academic members.
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Submitted: 29 Feb 2016
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