Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital

The level of psychological distress and emotional burnout is high worldwide among the healthcare professionals working in a hospital setting and this occurrence may impact professional productivity, patient satisfaction, mental health and medical errors. The objectives of this study are to: (1) eval...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Lenny Cheann
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/47622/1/LENNY%20LEE%20CHEANN%20-%20EVALUATION%20OF%20PSYCHOLOGICAL.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my-usm-ep.47622
record_format uketd_dc
spelling my-usm-ep.476222020-10-20T07:12:14Z Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital 2018-08 Lee, Lenny Cheann RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica The level of psychological distress and emotional burnout is high worldwide among the healthcare professionals working in a hospital setting and this occurrence may impact professional productivity, patient satisfaction, mental health and medical errors. The objectives of this study are to: (1) evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress and emotional burnout among healthcare professionals, and (2) explore the perceived barriers to seek for professional psychological help by healthcare professionals working in a tertiary public hospital. A sequential two-phase research design was used to achieve the objectives. In Phase I of the study, BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory), and the MBI-HSS (Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Service Survey) were used in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. In Phase II, a qualitative study using semi-structured and individual in-depth interviews was conducted. The questionnaire was completed by 277 healthcare professionals who comprise of doctors and pharmacists. Findings from phase I show that healthcare professionals are experiencing prevalence of emotional burnout 33.6% (95% CI: 28.0 - 39.0) and depressive 14.4% (95% CI: 10.0 - 19.0) symptoms. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 6.1% (95% CI: 3.0 - 9.0). 2018-08 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/47622/ http://eprints.usm.my/47622/1/LENNY%20LEE%20CHEANN%20-%20EVALUATION%20OF%20PSYCHOLOGICAL.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
collection USM Institutional Repository
language English
topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Lee, Lenny Cheann
Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
description The level of psychological distress and emotional burnout is high worldwide among the healthcare professionals working in a hospital setting and this occurrence may impact professional productivity, patient satisfaction, mental health and medical errors. The objectives of this study are to: (1) evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress and emotional burnout among healthcare professionals, and (2) explore the perceived barriers to seek for professional psychological help by healthcare professionals working in a tertiary public hospital. A sequential two-phase research design was used to achieve the objectives. In Phase I of the study, BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory), and the MBI-HSS (Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Service Survey) were used in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. In Phase II, a qualitative study using semi-structured and individual in-depth interviews was conducted. The questionnaire was completed by 277 healthcare professionals who comprise of doctors and pharmacists. Findings from phase I show that healthcare professionals are experiencing prevalence of emotional burnout 33.6% (95% CI: 28.0 - 39.0) and depressive 14.4% (95% CI: 10.0 - 19.0) symptoms. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 6.1% (95% CI: 3.0 - 9.0).
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Lee, Lenny Cheann
author_facet Lee, Lenny Cheann
author_sort Lee, Lenny Cheann
title Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_short Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_full Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_fullStr Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation Of Psychological Distress, Emotional Burnout Symptoms And Perceived Barriers To Seek Professional Help Among Healthcare Professionals In Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_sort evaluation of psychological distress, emotional burnout symptoms and perceived barriers to seek professional help among healthcare professionals in kuala lumpur hospital
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.usm.my/47622/1/LENNY%20LEE%20CHEANN%20-%20EVALUATION%20OF%20PSYCHOLOGICAL.pdf
_version_ 1747821809470799872