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The Relationship Between Burnout and Mental Health of Employees Working in Khorshid Educational and Therapeutic Complex, Isfahan, Iran Publisher



Mokhtari S1 ; Mostofi M2 ; Mokhtari Z3 ; Shafiei F4 ; Mostofi M2 ; Bakhti M6 ; Bakhti S7
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  1. 1. Human Resources Management, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Responsible for Quality Improvement and Accreditation, Khorshid Educational, Treatment, and Research Complex, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Khorshid Educational, Treatment, and Research Complex, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Amin Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  6. 6. Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine AND Gastroenterology! and Hepatology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  7. 7. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture Published:2023


Abstract

Background: Promotion of workplace mental health is one of the most important aspects of human resource improvement and development, and in recent decades, organizations' attention to healthy physical and intellectual forces in economic, educational, service, and industrial institutions has had an undeniable role in increasing productivity. This study was conducted with the aim to investigate the relationship between burnout and mental health at Khorshid Educational and Research Complex, Iran. Methods: This study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive correlational in terms of the data collection method. The study population included all employees working in Khorshid Hospital in 2020 who had at least a diploma and 3 years of work experience. From among them, 255 individuals were selected as the sample. The participants were selected through convenience sampling and non-contingent methods. The participants were selected from among the staff who met the inclusion criteria through an easy sampling method. The required information in this study was collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the ‎Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R)‎. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and chi-square test in SPSS software. Results: There was a significant relationship between personality and neuroticism with burnout (P < 0.001). There was a significant relationship between burnout and overall mental health and decreased mental health (P<0.001). There was no significant relationship between poor social performance with burnout; ‎physicalization, anxiety and insomnia, and degree ‎of depression had a significant relationship with ‎burnout (P < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, there was a relationship between burnout, and mental health and personality traits in the educational and therapeutic complex. Employees with higher burnout and neuroticism personality traits showed reduced mental health. © 2023, Vesnu Publications. All rights reserved.
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