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- Title
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND BURNOUT. THE DUO PHENOMENA AMONG MEDICAL OFFICERS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN MALAYSIA.
- Authors
ALI, Nur Faizah; RADUAN, Nor Jannah Nasution; RAZALI, Salmi; ISMAIL, Zaliha
- Abstract
Burnout among doctors is an alarming issue causing impairment of function among doctors, leading to failure of optimum healthcare delivery. This study aims to improve the knowledge gap of burnout and psychological distress among medical officers. It is a cross-sectional study involving 250 medical officers, using universal sampling. Of the total 250 participants, 63 (25.2%) were burnout. The presence of burnout was significantly associated with psychological distress (p<0.001). Burnout is prevalent among medical officers. It is vital to maintain good psychological wellbeing in the form of good stress management and resilience training.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; STRESS management; HOSPITALS; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
2231-7805
- Publication type
Article