Ulusoy, Hatice Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, Turkey , Biçer, Enis Baha Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, Turkey , Karabulut, Nurperihan Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, Turkey

Burnout level of hospital managers

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Aim. Burnout level is one of the important factors affecting the level of performance in hospital managers. The aim of this descriptive study is to identify burnout level of hospital managers. Method. All head of physicians, directors and nurses and their assistants (n=58) working at general hospitals in Sivas city center were included in this descriptive study.. Data collection tool of this descriptive study was a personal information form and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data were collected between May-June 2011. The response rate of the questionnaire was 82.7%. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the inventory was 0.737. Results. It was found that burnout sub-scale average score of the managers was 1.70±6.44, desensitization average score was 3.62±2.50 and the personal achievement average score was 24.56±3.57. Conclusion. In the light of these findings it can be concluded that the hospital managers’ burnout level is not high.

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Burnout , hospital managers

Cumhuriyet Medical Journal

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