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J Health Saf Work 2022, 12(1): 176-188 |
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Hasani Z, Shojaei Baghini G, Khalvati M. Job Burnout and Mental Health of Non-medical Staff of General, Specialty and Sub-specialty Hospitals Affiliated to the Iranian Oil Industry. J Health Saf Work 2022; 12 (1) :176-188
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1- Panzdah-e Khordad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Public Management Department, Shah Rood branch, Islamic Azad University, Shah Rood, Iran
3- Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ,ma.khalvati@yahoo.com
2- Public Management Department, Shah Rood branch, Islamic Azad University, Shah Rood, Iran
3- Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ,
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Introduction: Job burnout is a kind of psychological exhaustion that is associated with psychological stress or job and workplace stress and can affect the general health of the individual. Job burnout is more likely to occur in jobs offering health and social services. Considering the special problems of hospital staff due to high work sensitivity, this study was conducted to identify the relationship between job burnout and mental health among non-medical staff of general, specialty and sub-specialty hospitals affiliated to the Iranian oil industry.
Material and Methods: This research is descriptive-analytical which is of correlation type. Cluster random sampling was used to select 251 non-medical staff members of Oil Company’s hospitals in Abadan, Ahwaz, Mahshahr and Tehran. The instruments used included demographic checklist, Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by Spearman, Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis correlation test at the level of 0.05.
Results: The findings showed that the mean and standard deviation of age of participants were 38.82±8.3. 49.5% of participants were female The mean and standard deviation of mental health was 2.12 ± 0.405 and the mean and standard deviation of burnout was 28.4 ± 0.634. There is a meaningful and reverse relationship between burnout and mental health, mental health and emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and personal adequacy in non-medical staff in general, specialty and sub-specialty hospitals affiliated to the Iranian oil industry.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, job burnout affects mental health. Burnout affects both male and female. The findings of this study can be used in planning preventive measures, and identifying groups which are exposed to risk in work environments.
Material and Methods: This research is descriptive-analytical which is of correlation type. Cluster random sampling was used to select 251 non-medical staff members of Oil Company’s hospitals in Abadan, Ahwaz, Mahshahr and Tehran. The instruments used included demographic checklist, Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by Spearman, Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis correlation test at the level of 0.05.
Results: The findings showed that the mean and standard deviation of age of participants were 38.82±8.3. 49.5% of participants were female The mean and standard deviation of mental health was 2.12 ± 0.405 and the mean and standard deviation of burnout was 28.4 ± 0.634. There is a meaningful and reverse relationship between burnout and mental health, mental health and emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and personal adequacy in non-medical staff in general, specialty and sub-specialty hospitals affiliated to the Iranian oil industry.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, job burnout affects mental health. Burnout affects both male and female. The findings of this study can be used in planning preventive measures, and identifying groups which are exposed to risk in work environments.
Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2022/03/6 | Accepted: 2022/03/30 | Published: 2022/03/30
Received: 2022/03/6 | Accepted: 2022/03/30 | Published: 2022/03/30
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