The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres

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dc.contributor.advisorCollins, Kathleenen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGwyther, Lizen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, Eraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:56:14Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:56:14Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBurnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment that may occur amongst individuals who work primarily with people. Nurses and doctors working in oncology must care for many critically ill and dying patients. Pretoria is a city with a high concentration of oncology institutions. The aim of this research is to evaluate the incidence of burnout amongst health care professionals in Pretoria oncology centres, to assess whether certain variables have an influence on the levels of burnout and to compare the situation in Pretoria to the rest of the world. A questionnaire was distributed to all health care professionals working in oncology centres in Pretoria. The questionnaire consisted of an informed consent, demographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The participants included doctors, nursing staff, radiographers and social workers in both state and private health care institutes, involving radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliative care units. 240 questionnaires were distributed and 156 were returned. Results show that 24.65% - 32 .87% of participants experienced a high degree of burnout, which is average compared to the rest of the world. Burnout in cancer care workers has been reported to be 22.1 - 53.3% in the rest of the world. Young, single participants appeared to experience a greater incidence of burnout, which is consistent with the literature. The incidence of burnout amongst healthcare professionals, in Pretoria oncology centres appear to be average when compared to the rest of the world. However, language problems, cultural differences and other limitations of the burnout scale may have played a role and warrants further research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Klerk, E. (2004). <i>The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10379en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Klerk, Era. <i>"The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10379en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Klerk, E. 2004. The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - De Klerk, Era AB - Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment that may occur amongst individuals who work primarily with people. Nurses and doctors working in oncology must care for many critically ill and dying patients. Pretoria is a city with a high concentration of oncology institutions. The aim of this research is to evaluate the incidence of burnout amongst health care professionals in Pretoria oncology centres, to assess whether certain variables have an influence on the levels of burnout and to compare the situation in Pretoria to the rest of the world. A questionnaire was distributed to all health care professionals working in oncology centres in Pretoria. The questionnaire consisted of an informed consent, demographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The participants included doctors, nursing staff, radiographers and social workers in both state and private health care institutes, involving radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliative care units. 240 questionnaires were distributed and 156 were returned. Results show that 24.65% - 32 .87% of participants experienced a high degree of burnout, which is average compared to the rest of the world. Burnout in cancer care workers has been reported to be 22.1 - 53.3% in the rest of the world. Young, single participants appeared to experience a greater incidence of burnout, which is consistent with the literature. The incidence of burnout amongst healthcare professionals, in Pretoria oncology centres appear to be average when compared to the rest of the world. However, language problems, cultural differences and other limitations of the burnout scale may have played a role and warrants further research. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres TI - The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10379 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10379
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Klerk E. The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10379en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPalliative Careen_ZA
dc.titleThe incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centresen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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