A Structural Equation Model of Factors Affecting Medicine Profession Burnout

Health Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and accomplishment are extremely important in mental health in relation to medicine profession. Maslach Burnout Inventory was developed to evaluate an individual's aspects of burnout syndrome. Life satisfaction scale was developed to measure satisfaction grade from daily life. Job affect scale was created to evaluate an individual's general emotional situation during the past week in his work. Job Satisfaction Scale was developed to estimate the general index of job satisfaction. Demands and control scale refers to psychological demands of a job. Finally, Support resources scale was created to measure the numbers of supporting persons and the degree of satisfaction. These are the latent variables associated with profession burnout. The paper reports findings from a survey addressed to a General Hospital in Greece where 50 Doctors participated voluntary. The study examines the validity and reliability of a structural equation model which records the above influential factors on the axis of Medicine Profession Burnout. More specifically, it evaluates construct validity by estimating both convergent and discriminate validity, while evaluating the internal consistency of the instrument itself, and estimates how the instrument determines the reasonable relations among the latent factors mentioned above, and how it describes the reasonable results and assigns the quality of data fit within it. Study findings can be used by researchers/doctors and hospital managers to evaluate the effect of these parameters and be aware of the significant role of each one separately in order to be well-prepared and effective at improving working conditions in health professions and motivate doctors for higher achievements.