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Work-Stress Burnout among Paramedics
Abstract
A survey-based study was conducted among 213 advanced emergency medical technicians (paramedics) to determine if work-related stress and its attendant burnout syndrome could influence the high job dissatisfaction reported by this group. Using Jones' Staff Burnout Scale for Health Professionals, the highest mean burnout score yet reported for any group of health professionals was obtained. of 23 possible correlates of the measure, 18 were associated with burnout. A multiple regression procedure produced a model containing eight independent predictors of burnout. On the whole, the study indicates alarmingly high work-stress burnout among paramedics, which is associated with a rather complex set of correlates. Implications of the study, including job requirement changes for paramedics, are also discussed.
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“There is similar evidence regarding organizational stress and burnout from other para-military structures, such as police [20,22], correctional [28], and paramedic services [29].”
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Canadian Public Safety Personnel and Occupational Stressors: How PSP Interpret Stressors on Duty
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“There is similar evidence regarding organizational stress and burnout from other para-military structures, such as police [20,22], correctional [28], and paramedic services [29].”
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- Authors
- Grigsby, D. W., & Knew, M. A. M.
- Affiliations
- Clemson University (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1988-08
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 55-64
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- OpenAlex
- W2040636962
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- burnout, occupational stress, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, job dissatisfaction, predictors of burnout
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Allied Health Personnel, Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Psychological Tests, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological
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