Burnout and Coping Skills amongst Medical Officers:  A study in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Nur Faizah Ali; Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan; Zaliha Ismail; Salmi Razali

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1940

Authors

Nur Faizah Ali Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor Malaysia
Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor Malaysia
Zaliha Ismail Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor Malaysia
Salmi Razali Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1940

Keywords:

burnout, coping skills, doctors, medical

Abstract

Burnout among doctors is hazardous, leading to stress which results in poor decision making and exposure to medical errors.Â This study aims to improve the knowledge gap of the issues of burnout and coping skills among medical officers. This study is a cross-sectional study involving 250 medical officers, using universal sampling. Of the total 250 participants, 63 (25.2%) were burnout.Â The presence of burnout was significantly associated with dysfunctional coping skills (t=-4.96; p <0.001). Â Burnout is prevalent among medical officers. It is vital to take actions that can promote good mental health in the form of coping skills and resilience training.

Keywords:Â burnout; coping skills; doctors; medical

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1940

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