Burnout as a Mediator in the Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Empathy in Healthcare Professionals
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 951-959, 2020.
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| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-832604
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ABSTRACT
Objective@#This cross-sectional study aimed to 1) explore the relationships among work-life balance (WLB), burnout, and empathy and 2) investigate the roles of the subtypes of burnout relating to WLB and empathy. @*Methods@#A total of 105 health care professionals from a general hospital in Seoul were assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, and a one-sentence-question on subjective WLB. Multiple questions on psychiatric problems, including sleep problems, anxiety, depressive symptom, and alcohol problems, were also included. @*Results@#In the mediation analyses, personal achievement was considered as a potential mediating variable between WLB and empathy. The direct effect (β=3.93, 95% CI 1.21–6.64) and the indirect effect (β=1.95, 95% CI 0.52–3.76) of WLB on empathy were also significant. @*Conclusion@#Interventions encouraging personal achievement may help mitigate burnout of health professionals.
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 3 Human resources for health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Observational study
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article