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Burnout and work-related stress in Italian rehabilitation professionals: A comparison of physiotherapists, speech therapists and occupational therapists
2nd International Conference on Pathology and Surgical Pathology
July 05-06, 2019 | Paris, France
Marco Bruschini, Antonella Carli and Franco Burla
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Scientific Tracks Abstracts : J Clin Path Lab Med
Abstract:
Background: Healthcare workers are exposed to work
related stresses that significantly increase their risk of
burnout.
Objective: To evaluate and compare burnout and work
related stress levels in three categories of health professionals:
Physiotherapists, speech therapists and occupational
therapists.
Methods: A convenience sample of 391 health professionals
participated, including 210 physiotherapists, 101 speech
therapists and 80 occupational therapists. We collected
general socio-demographic information and administered the
standardized Italian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory
(MBI) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) management
standards indicator tool.
Results: We found the proportion of professionals with
high-risk scores in the three dimensions of the MBI to be
as follows: Emotional exhaustion 32%, depersonalisation
13% and personal accomplishment 9%. Overall, 14% of
participants were at high risk of burnout. No significant
differences were found between the three professional
categories. Five subscales of the HSE were associated with
burnout: Control (p < 0.01), management support (p < 0.01),
relationship (p < 0.05), role (p < 0.01) and change (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Like all health care workers, rehabilitation
professionals are at a high risk of burnout. There are
common mechanisms underlying burnout in the different
professional groups investigated. Further research in
occupational health in rehabilitation settings is needed to
prevent burnout.
Biography:
Marco Bruschini has completed his path towards the degree in physiotherapy at the age of 23 at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy. He subsequently obtained his master degree in 2011. Rehabilitation sciences, at the "Sapienza" University of Rome. From 2017, he is a lecturer in the department of human neurosciences at the "Sapienza" University. He conducts seminars in degree courses, publishes articles in internationally renowned journals and is the co-founder of numerous experimental theses. Since 2006 he has been a freelance physiotherapist and also carries out research at the Italian association of physiotherapists (AIFI).
E-mail: marcobruschini83@gmail.com
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