Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article)
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article)
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Burnout, Health-care workers, Self-esteem, Stress
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Background: Low self-esteem can be an issue among health-care workers due to the hierarchical medical system. Health-care workers are also in a high pressure environment that can lead to stress and burnout. This study was conducted to estimate the proportion of health-care workers with low self-esteem, high stress, and burnout and the factors associated with these in a private hospital in Bangalore city.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included a random sample of health-care workers of various cadres - doctors, nurses, nursing aides, technicians, and workers in ancillary departments such as laundry, dietary, central sterile supply department, and pharmacy, with probability proportional to size. Rosenberg Scale for Self-esteem, Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, and ShiromeMelamed Burnout Measure were used as study tools.
Results: Among the 306 health-care workers, there were high levels of low self-esteem (48.4%), stress
(38.6%), and burnout (48.7%), with the lowest levels being among doctors. Those aged younger than 30
years had significantly lower self-esteem and greater stress.
Conclusions: Health-care workers with low self-esteem were nearly thrice more likely to suffer high
stress, Odds Ratio (OR) 1⁄4 2.84 (1.36e5.92), and those who were stressed had more than three times
higher chance of experiencing burnout, OR 1⁄4 3.6 (2.02e6.55). Path analysis showed that low self-esteem among health-care workers had a direct effect on burnout, as well as an indirect effect through stress (mediator variable). This study indicates the need for screening and counseling for low self-esteem, stress, and burnout as part of a periodic medical examination of all cadres of health workers.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included a random sample of health-care workers of various cadres - doctors, nurses, nursing aides, technicians, and workers in ancillary departments such as laundry, dietary, central sterile supply department, and pharmacy, with probability proportional to size. Rosenberg Scale for Self-esteem, Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, and ShiromeMelamed Burnout Measure were used as study tools.
Results: Among the 306 health-care workers, there were high levels of low self-esteem (48.4%), stress
(38.6%), and burnout (48.7%), with the lowest levels being among doctors. Those aged younger than 30
years had significantly lower self-esteem and greater stress.
Conclusions: Health-care workers with low self-esteem were nearly thrice more likely to suffer high
stress, Odds Ratio (OR) 1⁄4 2.84 (1.36e5.92), and those who were stressed had more than three times
higher chance of experiencing burnout, OR 1⁄4 3.6 (2.02e6.55). Path analysis showed that low self-esteem among health-care workers had a direct effect on burnout, as well as an indirect effect through stress (mediator variable). This study indicates the need for screening and counseling for low self-esteem, stress, and burnout as part of a periodic medical examination of all cadres of health workers.
Creator
Avita R. Johnson, Rakesh Jayappa, Manisha James, Avono Kulnu, Rajitha Kovayil, Bobby Joseph
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
September 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
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Avita R. Johnson, Rakesh Jayappa, Manisha James, Avono Kulnu, Rajitha Kovayil, Bobby Joseph , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2019.
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2019.