Occupational burn-out, fatigue and stress in professional rescuers: A cross-sectional study in Kazakhstan

Vinnikov D. Kapanova G. Romanova Z. Krugovykh I. Kalmakhanov S. Ualiyeva A. Baigonova K. Tulekov Z. Ongarbaeva D.
1 June 2022 BMJ Publishing Group

BMJ Open
2022 #12 Issue 6

Objectives To find predictors of burn-out in a cohort of rescuers. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Republican Rescue Squad (N=105) and Republican Mudslide Rescue Service under the Ministry of Emergency Situations (N=480) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Participants In total, we included 268 (80% men, median age 38 (IQR 22) years) rescuers from both organisations. Primary and secondary outcome measures We offered a questionnaire to rescuers, which included Maslach Burnout Inventory, quantifying emotional exhaustion (EX), cynicism (CY) and professional efficacy (PE) along with fatigue, stress and health-related quality of life (HRQL) tools. Results Lower scores of HRQL (Physical Component Score (PCS) beta-0.04 (95% CI-0.06 to-0.02); Mental Component Score beta-0.03 (95% CI-0.05 to-0.01)), higher fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score beta 0.03 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04)) and stress (Perceived Stress Score-10 beta 0.04 (95% CI 0.02 to 0.06)) independently predicted greater EX. Lower PCS (beta-0.03 (95% CI-0.06 to-0.01)) and FSS (beta 0.02 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.03)) could predict more CY burn-out. In addition to stress, higher education (beta 0.86 (95% CI 0.40 to 1.32)) was positively associated with lower burn-out severity in PE domain. Conclusions Fatigue, stress and HRQL were associated with burn-out in rescuers. Addressing these predictors may help guide further interventions to reduce occupational burn-out.

Epidemiology , Occupational & industrial medicine , Public health

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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian Federation
Scientific Center of Anti-Infectious Drugs, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
Scientific Center of Anti-Infectious Drugs

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