Features of professional burnout syndrome at the doctors anaesthetist

Abstract

Anesthesiologists can be attributed to the specialists of extreme activity profile, as their work involves many stress factors. Occupational stress often causes a decrease in the adaptive abilities of anesthesiologists, resuscitators, the emergence of professional burnout, as well as health problems. Used techniques: scale of organizational stress of Mak-Lin, the questionnaire «Attitude to work and professional burn-out» of V.A.Vinokur, the questionnaire of behavior and work-related experiences, the multi-level personal questionnaire "Adaptability" of A.G.Maklakov, S.V.Chermyanin, test of C.D.Spielberger–Yu.A.Hanin, methods of assessment of psychological atmosphere. To identify features of burnout syndrome in anesthesiologists, we conducted a survey study in 24 doctors working in Komi Republic and 26 – in Arkhangelsk region. It was found that doctors working in Komi Republic have more often risk factors and signs of professional burnout (63,6%), characterized by emotional exhaustion and stress in work, deterioration of health and social adaptation, in comparison with doctors of the Arkhangelsk region. Anesthesiologists of both groups are characterized by behavior type A showing a high subjective level of professional activity, high readiness for energy costs, low resistance to frustration and stress. More than half of the anesthesiologists working in Komi Republic use maladaptive coping strategies in dealing with intractable situations arising during work. These results led to preparation of recommendations for prevention and correction of burnout in anesthesiologists. Prevention of professional burnout is a set of preventive measures aimed at reducing the probability of development of prerequisites. It should include professional-organizational, social and individual-psychological directions of work.