burnout

The lack of significant findings on motivation or burnout across specialization status supports previous research positing that specializers and non-specializers may be more alike than dissimilar in their experiences and outcomes (Strachan et al, 2009), especially in non-elite sport settings.

Burnout is caused by chronic stress, not stressors, the Nagoskis say in their book.

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) has been used extensively to identify the prevalence and determinants of occupational burnout among primary care physicians (PCPs) globally.

As a former licensed practical nurse, I noticed the signs of burnout before it affected my overall nursing performance.

In a new report, "A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout," authors noted that prevalence of physician burnout has reached "critical levels," with recent evidence showing that at least half of physicians experience some form of burnout.

While you just took some time off, burnout requires at least three weeks of downtime to correct the imbalances between intense exercise and recovery.

Burnout is an emerging issue of the modern society and is catching attention of researchers the world over.1 First described by Freudenberger in 1970s,2,3 occupational burnout is now defined as a psychological syndrome in employees facing stressful working environment, high job demands and scarce resources.3

In the book, Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, author and psychologist Herbert Freudenberger, defines burnout as the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.Causes of burnoutThere are various reasons why you might be experiencing burnout.

"Resonating with these concepts, I propose that, for the burnout prevention and wellness field, we encourage quality improvement projects of high standards: multiple sites, concurrent control groups, longitudinal design, and blinding when feasible, with assessment of outcomes and costs," he wrote.

Burnout is a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.

Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) were used to measure burnout and social support along with recording demographic information.

Burnout is a response to prolonged occupational stress and consists of three different elements that may coexist to varying degrees: (i) emotional exhaustion (EE), the feeling that work is overwhelming and energy levels are depleted; (ii) depersonalisation (DP), a personal detachment from work, resulting in unfeeling and impersonal responses towards colleagues and patients; and (iii) personal accomplishment (PA), low scores indicating feelings of inefficacy, incompetence and lack of personal achievement.