Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: April | Volume: 12 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 90-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220411
A Survey to Access Prevalence and Severity of Burnout Syndrome among Physiotherapists in Ahmedabad
Parekh Rajavi Bimalkumar1, Mihirdev P. Jhala2
12nd Year MPT (Neurosciences) Student, 2Principal (IC),
JG College of Physiotherapy, Opp. Gulab Tower, Sola Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Corresponding Author: Parekh Rajavi Bimalkumar
ABSTRACT
Background: Burnout is defined as a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic work place stress that has not being successfully managed in the International Classification of Disease 11th revision (ICD-11). It is characterized by a feeling of insufficient energy or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s work, or a feeling of negativity or cynicism about one’s work and reduced professional efficiency. Burnout among Physiotherapists can be a result of constant demanding therapeutic relationship with patients, lack of support from management or colleagues, high work load and time pressure. As for Academicians burn out can be a result of multiple teaching activities, handling research projects, performing administrative tasks. All this can lead to emotional exhaustion, low job satisfaction, performance; which made it important to know the prevalence of burnout to help understand the reasons of it so that necessary steps can be taken in that work area to prevent burnout.
Aim and Objective: To find prevalence and severity of Burnout Syndrome among Physiotherapists.
Methodology: A data of 109 physiotherapists of Ahmedabad was collected through google form survey. Academicians and Clinicians were included. Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was filled by the result was established by the average scores of personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client related burnout.
Results: The overall prevalence of Burnout was found to be 91/109 data, where 79.59% Academicians and 86.66% Clinicians had burnout. Severity of Burnout in Academicians majority of individuals had Mild Burnout 53.06%, 16.32% had Moderate Burnout, 10.20% were found to have Severe Burnout, whereas in Clinicians 56.66% had Mild Burnout and 30% had Moderate Burnout.
Conclusion: The study revealed an overall prevalence of burnout syndrome was 91/106 where clinicians showed more burnout than academicians but severity was found to be more in academicians.
Key words: burnout syndrome, clinicians, academicians, physiotherapist, Ahmedabad.