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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Stability and change in burnout: A 10-year follow-up study among primary care physicians
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Volume 84, No. 2, Year 2011
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The aim of the present study is (1) to investigate the impact of patient demands on primary care physicians' burnout and (2) to examine the stability and change of burnout across time. Participants were drawn from the official Dutch registration system for primary health care, and longitudinal panel data (n= 165) from three waves with a 5-year time interval were used. They filled in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a validated scale for the assessment of patient demands. The results of various stability and change models that were tested using structural equation modelling (SEM) indicated that demanding patient contacts lead to increased burnout among physicians. In addition, the findings suggested that about one quarter of the variance in physician's actual burnout levels across one decade is accounted for by a stable component, whereas about three quarters is accounted for by a change component. Hence, physician burnout seems to be a rather chronic condition that may be aggravated by exposure to demanding patients. © 2011 The British Psychological Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schaufeli, Wilmar B.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Bakker, Arnold Bastiaan
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Statistics
Citations: 111
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.2044-8325.2010.02013.x
ISSN:
20448325
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study