Burnout in operation room workers [Ameliyathane Çalişanlarinda Tükenmişlik Sendromu]

Objective: the aim of this study was to assess the levels of burnout syndrome among the operation room workers. methods: after obtaining the approval of the bozyaka training and research hospital ethics committee,operation room workers were included in this study. emotional exhaustion,depersonalization and personal success were analyzed with maslach burnout inventory (mbi). the personal characteristics,habits and working conditions were evaluated with the socio-demographic data collection form. spss 16.0 package program was used for statistical analysis of the data. results: participants of the study were as follows: 22.2 % (n=24) residents,19.4 % (n=21)physicians,5.6 % (n=6) teaching staff,23.1 % (n=65) anesthesia technicians,13.9 % (n=15) nurses,15.7 % (n=17) employees. mean mtö-dt score was 19.33 ±7.21,mean mto-d score was 6.49 ±3.78,and mean mtö-kb score was 11.69 ±4.35. results show that burnout is not related with gender,smoking,or having children; but is related with job,marital status,alcohol use,years in the job and int he operation room,working hours and number of nights on duty. conclusion: regulation of working conditions,improvement of duty conditions,psychological support,teaching how to cope with exhaustion would effectively contribute to the prevention of burnout.