TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout and coping strategies of polytrauma team members caring for veterans with traumatic brain injury
AU - Saban, Karen L.
AU - Hogan, Timothy P.
AU - Defrino, Daniela
AU - Evans, Charlesnika T.
AU - Bauer, Erica D.
AU - Pape, Theresa Louise-Bender
AU - Steiner, Monica
AU - Proescher, Eric J.
AU - Vlasses, Frances R.
AU - Smith, Bridget M.
N1 - Objective: The aims of this national study were to (1) examine the extent of job burnout among VA Polytrauma team members engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) identify their coping strategies for dealing with job-related stress.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aims of this national study were to (1) examine the extent of job burnout among VA Polytrauma team members engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) identify their coping strategies for dealing with job-related stress. DESIGN: A cross-sectional sample of 233 VA Polytrauma team members completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and identified strategies for coping with work stress as part of an online survey. RESULTS: VA Polytrauma team members experience moderate levels of emotional exhaustion, but low levels of depersonalization and high levels of personal accomplishment. Moreover, 24% of participants reported high levels of emotional exhaustion, which may be a precursor to job burnout. Participants who reported caring for veterans with TBI >/=50% of their time experienced higher levels of emotional exhaustion than those who spent <50% of their time (p CONCLUSION: Polytrauma team members caring for Veterans with TBI may be at risk for job burnout.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The aims of this national study were to (1) examine the extent of job burnout among VA Polytrauma team members engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) identify their coping strategies for dealing with job-related stress. DESIGN: A cross-sectional sample of 233 VA Polytrauma team members completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and identified strategies for coping with work stress as part of an online survey. RESULTS: VA Polytrauma team members experience moderate levels of emotional exhaustion, but low levels of depersonalization and high levels of personal accomplishment. Moreover, 24% of participants reported high levels of emotional exhaustion, which may be a precursor to job burnout. Participants who reported caring for veterans with TBI >/=50% of their time experienced higher levels of emotional exhaustion than those who spent <50% of their time (p CONCLUSION: Polytrauma team members caring for Veterans with TBI may be at risk for job burnout.
UR - https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/1084
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2012.743183
UR - https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/burnout-and-coping-strategies-of-polytrauma-team-members-caring-f
U2 - 10.3109/02699052.2012.743183
DO - 10.3109/02699052.2012.743183
M3 - Article
VL - 27
JO - Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications
JF - Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications
IS - 3
ER -