Burnout level and associated factors in a Sub-Saharan African medical setting: prospective cross-sectional survey.

• DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.14191/v1
• Publication Date: 2019-09-10T04:06:01Z
• Authors: Jean-Rodolphe MAC...; Emeline Gracia MO...; Josaphat IBA-BA; Pierre POTTIER; Jean-Baptiste MOU...; Jean Bruno BOGUIK...
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Burnout, a real barrier to care, whose knowledge has often been established in the high-income medical context. However, low and middle-income countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa, which is characterized by precarious hospital situation high stakes linked Millennium Development Goals, burnout poorly studied. The objective of our study was evaluate, context one African country, level associated factors.Methods prospective cross-sectional concerning doctors doctoral student medicine practicing clinical activity Gabon. According Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale, symptom defined at least 3 dimensions severe all dimensions. Potential factors explored: demographic, socio-professional psychometric. Multiple logistic regression, backward method, model with symptom.Results out 104 participants, prevailed 1.9% (95% CI: 0.2% -6.8%) 34.6% 25, 6% -44.6%). Model symptoms: age (OR = 0.86, p 0.004), university center 5.19, 0.006), feeling ease access 0.59, 0.012), number elderly dependents living practitioner 0.54, different borough from that 0.24, 0.039) opinion score favorable traditional 1.82, 0.087).Conclusion Gabonese settings, almost two practitioners symptomatic burnout. young age, center, perceived difficulty workplace paradoxically proximity seems be risk link between perception questions cultural issues doctor-patient relationship this