Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran.
Objective: In the last 30 years, ever since the PHC network in Iran has been established, the job duties of Behvarzes (Mental Health Workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupationa...
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doaj-979058ced5ac4562b32cc6bcb7dc253a2020-11-25T03:23:49ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152011-06-0162Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran.Seyed Kazem Malakouti0Marzieh Nojomi1Maryam Salehi2Bita Bijari3Mental Health Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Community Medicine, Mental Health Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Community Medicine, Mental Health Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBirjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IranObjective: In the last 30 years, ever since the PHC network in Iran has been established, the job duties of Behvarzes (Mental Health Workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupational stress among Behvarzes. Methods: All Behvarzes (227) working in areas covered by Iran University of Medical Sciences were considered for participation in the study. Maslach Burnout Inventory, GHQ-12, and Stainmentz questionnaires were used. Results: The completed questionnaires were returned by 93% of the subjects. The mean score of job stress was in the first percentile (42.8 ± 27.16). 17.6% of the study subjects had moderate to severe level of burnout; 12.3%, 5.3% and 43% of the subjects had abnormal scores on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal subscales respectively; and 28.3% of the cases were suspected to have mental disorders by GHQ. Discussion: In spite of increasing assigned jobs to Behv rzes, job stress and burnout are not seriously distressful. Providing more desirable personal accomplishment for Behvarzes by reducing job ambiguity/ conflict, participating in planning new programs, and improving interaction with health authorities may help them to overcome their job related pressure and increasing workload.https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/275Health personnelMental healthOccupational healthPrimary health careProfessional Burnout |
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Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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Job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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job stress and burnout syndrome in a sample of rural health workers, behvarzes, in tehran, iran. |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Psychiatry |
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1735-4587 2008-2215 |
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Objective: In the last 30 years, ever since the PHC network in Iran has been established, the job duties of Behvarzes (Mental Health Workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupational stress among Behvarzes.
Methods: All Behvarzes (227) working in areas covered by Iran University of Medical Sciences were considered for participation in the study. Maslach Burnout Inventory, GHQ-12, and Stainmentz questionnaires were used.
Results: The completed questionnaires were returned by 93% of the subjects. The mean score of job stress was in the first percentile (42.8 ± 27.16). 17.6% of the study subjects had moderate to severe level of burnout; 12.3%, 5.3% and 43% of the subjects had abnormal scores on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal subscales respectively; and 28.3% of the cases were suspected to have mental disorders by GHQ.
Discussion: In spite of increasing assigned jobs to Behv rzes, job stress and burnout are not seriously distressful. Providing more desirable personal accomplishment for Behvarzes by reducing job ambiguity/ conflict, participating in planning new programs, and improving interaction with health authorities may help them to overcome their job related pressure and increasing workload. |
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Health personnel Mental health Occupational health Primary health care Professional Burnout |
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