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Predictors of Burnout Among Physicians: Evidence From a National Study in Portugal
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The aims of this research on burnout among physicians were threefold, (1) to
characterize the burnout symptoms’ prevalence among Portuguese physicians, (2)
to test the hypothesis that organizational demands and resources add, on top of
other factors, to the explanatory level of burnout; and (3) to explore the predictors
of organizational demands and resources. Data collection was conducted online at
the national level in Portugal, with 9,176 complete replies and a response rate of
21%. Predictors stemming from theoretical models of an intra-individual, occupational,
organizational, and socio-psychological nature were measured using an online/paper
survey. Results were analyzed through a significantly modified version of the Maslach
Burnout Inventory (MBI) after transformations to address the fit of this measure in
this sample. Results show that 66% of physicians have high levels of emotional
exhaustion, 33% high levels of depersonalization, and 39% high levels of decrease
of personal accomplishment. Moreover, a first set of hierarchical multiple regression
models with burnout symptoms reveals that organizational resources, demands of the
relationship with the patients and of work schedule are consistently important predictors
of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization on top of other theoretically relevant
predictors. A second set of regression models with the organizational-level variables
shows that, aside from organizational variables, other context variables, like procedural
justice and teamwork, have the most substantial predictive value. These results highlight
the importance of recognizing physicians’ burnout as a phenomenon that is predicted
by a wide variety of factors, but also the importance of attending to the particular role of
circumstancial factors that may be addressed in future interventions.
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burnout physicians organizational demands and resources context variables national study predictors
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Citation
Marques-Pinto, A., Moreira, S., Costa-Lopes, R., Zózimo, N. and Vala, J. (2021). Predictors of Burnout Among Physicians: Evidence From a National Study in Portugal. Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, Art. 699974.