AUTHOR=Gelaw Yared Mulu , Hanoch Kashtan , Adini Bruria 

TITLE=Burnout and resilience at work among health professionals serving in tertiary hospitals, in Ethiopia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1118450

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1118450

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Background: The quality of healthcare service is strongly affected by the health professionals’ levels of burnout and resilience at work (RaW). Developing resilience is a key component of medical professionalism. Although burnout and resilience are indicators used to assess the level of workplace hardship, there is a dearth of information in most developing countries, including Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess the levels of burnout and ‘resilience at work’ among health professionals who work in the surgical care departments in teaching Ethiopian hospitals.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was applied among health professionals employed in surgical, gynecologic, and obstetric (Gyn/Obs) departments of two acute-care hospitals (n=388). A structured self-administered English version questionnaire, consisting of validated scales to measure RaW and burnout, was used to collect the data;22 items of MBI-HSS tool and 20 items of Win wood’s RaW measuring tool” was employed to assess the health professionals' burnout level and RaW respectively. Linear logistics regression was employed  to identify factors that predict RaW and burnout. 
Results: Burnout syndrome was shown among 101 (26.0%) participants. Furthermore, 205 (52.8%), 150 (38.7%), and 125 (32.2%) participants presented high EE, high depersonalization, and low PA respectively. EE was predicted by the participants' profession, the hope of promotion, professional recognition, and workload. Depersonalization was predicted by age, profession, and perceived workload of the participants. The predictors for PA were profession, relationship at work, professional recognition, and having a managerial position in addition to clinical duty. The participants' mean RaW score was 78.36 (SD ± 17.78). A negative association was found between RaW and EE and depersonalization. In contrast, a positive association was identified between RaW and PA. The type of profession and marital status were positive predictors of RaW. 
Conclusion: A substantial amount of health professionals experience high burnout in one or more burnout dimensions. level of RaW is more affected by burnout syndrome. Therefore, promoting activities that increase the level of professional RaW and recognition in their professional practice is needed to reduce job burnout. These findings are especially important concerning low socio-economic countries, as resilience is a vital component of the development of healthcare systems.