The Job Burnout of Therapists in the Licensed Addiction Centers in Isfahan, Iran and its Relationship with Individual and Professional Factors*

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Tayebeh Tayebani 1
Ayatollah Sohrabi 2
Raheleh Samouei 3
1 Educational Management, Institute of Farhang Pajouhan Danesh, Isfahan, Iran
2 School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Psychology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: samouei@mail.mui.ac.ir
Abstract
Introduction: Addiction treatment centers have been increased in the country. The therapist’s health is
important for their contact with patients with an excessive damage caused this survey to study job burnout
of the therapists in the licensed addiction centers in Isfahan, Iran and its relevance with individual and
professional factors.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study done on 137 therapists in withdrawal addiction centers of
Isfahan, Iran in 2011 (34 physicians, 14 psychiatrists, 42 psychologists and 46 nurses). Data collection
was done using Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (α = 0.87). The subjects were selected through simple
random sampling and the questionnaires were distributed among them. Frequency, percentage, standard
deviation, Student’s t-test, correlation coefficient and analysis of variance were used.
Results: The results of this study suggested that the mean score of lob burnout in the survey sample
compared with the referent score was weak and the job burnout in the emotional exhaustion (13.79) and
depersonalization (4.44) dimensions was weak and in terms of decreasing personal efficiency (14.87)
reported to be medium. A significant correlation was observed between the job burnout and variables of
job background, consent of income, interest in job and attitude to the effectiveness of clinical work.
Conclusion: Although weak, there was some burnout among the study subjects, so that the intensity in two
dimensions of emotional exhaustion and personal efficiency reduction is worrying. Therefore, it is necessary
to distinguish the intensifier and reducer factors in individual, organizational and environmental dimensions.

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