First look at emergency medical technician wellness in India: Application of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in an unstudied population.
Adult
Burnout, Professional
/ epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Medical Technicians
/ psychology
Emergency Treatment
/ psychology
Emotions
Female
Health Workforce
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
India
/ epidemiology
Job Satisfaction
Male
Personnel Turnover
/ statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
/ statistics & numerical data
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
29
10
2019
accepted:
17
02
2020
entrez:
11
3
2020
pubmed:
11
3
2020
medline:
20
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Professional wellness is critical to developing and maintaining a health care workforce. Previous work has identified burnout as a significant challenge to professional wellness facing emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in many countries worldwide. Our study fills a critical gap by assessing the prevalence of burnout among emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in India. This was a cross-sectional survey of EMTs within the largest prehospital care organization in India. We used the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to measure wellness. All EMTs presenting for continuing medical education between July-November 2017 from the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, and Telangana were eligible. Trained, independent staff administered anonymous MBI-Medical Personnel Surveys in local languages. Of the 327 EMTs eligible, 314 (96%) consented to participate, and 296 (94%) surveys were scorable. The prevalence of burnout was 28.7%. Compared to EMTs in other countries, Indian EMTs had higher levels of personal accomplishment but also higher levels of emotional exhaustion and moderate levels of depersonalization. In multivariate regression, determinants of burnout included younger age, perceived lack of respect from colleagues and administrators, and a sense of physical risk. EMTs who experienced burnout were four times as likely to plan to quit their jobs within one year. This is the first assessment of burnout in EMTs in India and adds to the limited body of literature among low- and middle-income country (LMIC) prehospital providers worldwide. Burnout was strongly associated with an EMT's intention to quit within a year, with potential implications for employee turnover and healthcare workforce shortages. Burnout should be a key focus of further study and possible intervention to achieve internationally recognized targets, including Sustainable Development Goal 3C and WHO's 2030 Milestone for Human Resources.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32155192
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229954
pii: PONE-D-19-30179
pmc: PMC7064236
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0229954Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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