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dc.contributor.author | Agius, Trista | |
dc.contributor.author | Formosa, Cynthia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-15T07:47:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-15T07:47:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Malta Journal of Health Sciences. 2014, Vol.1(2), p. 35-39 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/5099 | |
dc.description.abstract | The issue of burnout is receiving increasing research attention. However, most of the literature on burnout has focused on the nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy professions, with very few studies within the podiatric profession exploring this concept. The purpose of this paper is to compare the degree of burnout among Maltese podiatrists working in two different settings, namely the public health service and private practice. A quantitative non-experimental study, involving a convenience sample, was conducted. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to evaluate levels of burnout in the two participant groups. No statistical difference was found between the overall mean burnout scores for Maltese podiatrists employed in the public health service and those working in private practice (p = 0.067, mean = 48.89 vs 31.84). Although the level of burnout did not differ between podiatrists working within the two different settings, podiatrists working in the public sector in general reported higher mean scores for each subscale of the CBI than podiatrists working in private practice. More research is necessary to build a better understanding of burnout among podiatrists in parallel with other health care professionals, in order to help prevent or alleviate this phenomenon. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Journal of Health Sciences | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Job stress -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Burn out (Psychology) -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Podiatrists -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Degree of burnout among Maltese podiatrists working in two different settings | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.14614/BURNPOD.2.38 | |
Appears in Collections: | MJHS, Volume 1, Issue 2 MJHS, Volume 1, Issue 2 Scholarly Works - FacHScPod |
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