29.Comparison of Burnout Syndrome Among Public and Private Sector Physiotherapists
Muhammad Asrar Yousaf1, Samrood Akram1, Rahat Afzal, Anam Abbas, Naveed Anwar and Asad Ahmad1
ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the level of burnout syndrome among public and private sector physiotherapists.
Study Design: cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the UHS, Lahore, Nur International University, Lahore and Riphah International University, Lahore from July 2019 to December 2019.
Materials and Methods: Data were collected through convenient sampling technique. Physiotherapists of age range 25-40 years were participated in the study. Outcome measure was valid and reliable Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale. SPSS version 20 was used for analysis of data. Chi square and Mann Whitney U test was used in analyzing the data.
Results: Mean & standard deviation of age for public and private sector Physiotherapists (PTs) were found to be 27.90±6.28 and 28.94±4.04 years, respectively. Out of total 387 physiotherapy practitioners, there were 105 working in Public Sector and 282 working in Private sector. Majority (43.8%) had symptoms of burnout syndrome at borderline in public and only 2.9% had developed while 53.2% PTs from private sector had developed burnout syndrome and 10.6% were with severe burnout level. P value of <0.001 showed strong positive association of burnout syndrome with sector system where private sector PTs were highly affected with burnout than of public sector PTs.
Conclusion: Physiotherapists significantly demonstrate burnout syndrome presence of which private sector has predominantly more burnout syndrome levels among their physical therapy employees as compared to public sector. Gender differences are also evidently present where male PTs are majorly impacted by this syndrome in both sectors than female PTs.
Key Words: Burnout Syndrome, Health Care Professional, Occupational Anxiety, Physical Therapy, Work Related Stress
Citation of article: Yousaf MA, Akram S, Afzal R, Abbas A, Anwar N, Ahmad A. Comparison of Burnout Syndrome Among Public and Private Sector Physiotherapists. Med Forum 2021;32(8):128-132.