Relationship between work-related outcomes of healthcare professionals in transfusion medicine units

Abstract

Introduction/Objective Professional burnout has sparked academic interest as one of the phenomena with the most serious implications for healthcare employees’ well-being. As burnout becomes an increasingly common issue in medical practice, more extensive research on its predictors is needed. This study aimed to examine whether and how job satisfaction and work-related burnout affect personal burnout.

Methods A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. The sample consists of 218 employees from transfusion medicine units located in five cities in the central part of Serbia. Descriptive statistical analysis, correlation, and hierarchical regression were applied.

Results We found the personal burnout is negatively affected by job satisfaction, predominantly by working conditions (β = -0,141, t = -2,780, p < 0.01), and positively impacted to work-related burnout (β = 0,690, t = 13,409, p < 0.001) indicated that workload has strong impact on personal life quality of healthcare professionals employed in blood banks.

Conclusion This research contributes to more comprehensive understanding of personal burnout factors. The findings of this study can be used to develop strategies to promote employee well-being and prevent burnout in different manifestations.

Keywords: job satisfaction; work-related burnout; personal burnout; blood bank