[Burnout among caregivers in the Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon]
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- DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.126.19969
[Burnout among caregivers in the Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon]
Abstract
Introduction: Burnout or burnout syndrome is a public health problem in Cameroon. It manifests itself by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment of the subject. It affects most healthcare workers (HCW) and the consequences are numerous. In Cameroon in general, and Yaounde Central Hospital (HCY) in particular, in recent years, healthcare workers have continued to express dissatisfaction with their working conditions through strikes and threats of various kinds. The care of patients is suboptimal with sometimes dramatic consequences and ethical concerns.
Methods: Our cross-sectional study aimed to determine the factors that are associated with burnout among healthcare personnel (HCW) of HCY. To do this, for one month, we administered to these HCWs our questionnaire designed according to the theoretical models of MASLACH and SIEGRIST. We were able to obtain information from 104 caregivers; data entry and analysis was done with SPSS 20.
Results: The results show that HCWs of four departments of HCY have similar manifestations to those found in the literature and the prevalence of burnout syndrome amon HCWs of HCY was 63%. Seven factors were statistically significantly associated with burnout syndrome among HCWs in HCY: the department (care unit) the HCW was assigned to (OR = 3.93, 1.16-13.24, p-value = 0.027); marital status (OR: 2.56, 1.22 - 5.39, p-value = 0.049); the effort-reward imbalance (OR: 2.31, 1.10 - 4.84, p-value = 0.026); having received been threatened physically or verbally (OR: 3.75, 1.49 - 9.41, 0.005); maintaining the balance between private and professional life (OR: 3.41, 1.19- 10.7, p-value = 0.038); frequency of forgetfulness (OR: 4.25 -1.33, 7.91, p-value = 0.002) and attribution of errors to working conditions (OR: 2.05, 1.52 - 24.0; -value = 0.011).
Conclusion: Burnout is common among HCWs of HCY and is likely to keep increasing if nothing is done. Prevention and promotion strategies for occupational health are strongly needed in aspects of improving working conditions; making good political and managerial decisions; improving relationships between caregivers and caregivers-hierarchy and constant research, monitoring and control of risk factors.
Introduction: Le burnout ou syndrome d'épuisement professionnel des soignants est un problème de santé publique au Cameroun. Il se manifeste par un épuisement émotionnel, une dépersonnalisation et une diminution de l'accomplissement personnel du sujet. Il touche la plupart des personnels soignants et les conséquences sont nombreuses. Au Cameroun en général et à l'Hôpital Central de Yaoundé (HCY) en particulier, toutes ces dernières années, les soignants n'ont cessés d'exprimer leur mécontentement face à leurs conditions de travail à travers des grèves et menaces de divers ordres. La prise en charge des patients se fait de façon impersonnelle et on assiste à des conséquences dramatiques et des problèmes déontologiques.
Méthodes: Notre étude transversale analytique avait pour objectif de déterminer les facteurs qui sont associés au burnout dans cette population des soignants de l'HCY. Pour ce faire, pendant un mois, nous avons administré auprès de ces soignants notre questionnaire conçu selon les modèles théoriques de Maslach et Siegrist. Nous avons pu obtenir des informations recherchées auprès de 104 personnels soignants; la saisie et l'analyse des données se sont faites avec SPSS 20.
Résultats: Les résultats montrent auprès des soignants de quatre unités de soins de l'HCY des manifestations similaires à celles trouvées dans la littérature et une prévalence du Burnout (BO) de 63% parmi ces soignants. Sept facteurs y ont été associés de façon statistiquement significative: il s'agit du pavillon d'exercice (OR= 3.93; 1.16-13.24; p-value=0.027); le statut matrimonial (OR: 2.56; 1.22 - 5.39; p-value=0,049); le ratio effort/récompenses déséquilibré (OR: 2.31; 1.10 - 4.84; p-value=0.026 ); avoir été menacé physiquement ou verbalement (OR: 3,75; 1,49 - 9,41; 0,005); le maintien de l'équilibre entre vie privée et vie professionnelle (OR: 3,41; 1,19- 10,7; p-value=0,038); la fréquence des oublis (OR: 4,25 -1,33; 7,91; p-value=0,002) l'attribution des erreurs aux conditions de travail (OR: 2,05;1,52 - 24,0; p-value=0,011).
Conclusion: Le burnout est présent au sein des populations soignantes de l'HCY et risque de s'accroitre si rien n'est fait. Des stratégies de prévention et de promotion de la santé au travail sont vivement nécessaires dans les aspects de l'amélioration des conditions de travail; les prises de bonnes décisions politique et managériales; l'amélioration des relations entre soignants et soignant-hiérarchie et la recherche constante, le suivi et contrôle des facteurs de risque.
Keywords: Burnout; Yaounde Central Hospital; associated factors; caregivers; healthcare workers (HCW).
© Annicet Bopda Negueu et al.
Conflict of interest statement
Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d’intérêts.
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