Association of health status, sociodemographic factors and burnout in healthcare professionals: results from a multicentre observational study in Italy.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to measure the burden of burnout in a sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) consisting of general practitioners, professors from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, nurses, medical students and nursing students.
Study Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire survey.
Methods: A descriptive analysis was carried out, using averages, medians, standard deviations (SD) and ranges for quantitative variables. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were also performed.
Results: In total, 535 HCWs completed the survey. Multivariate analysis shows that increasing age (β = -0.183; P = 0.047), being a university professor (β = -0.118; P = 0.001), having a high physical score (β = -0.370; P < 0.001) and a high mental score (β = -0.574; P < 0.001) resulted in less personal burnout. Low work burnout was associated with being a student (β = -0.144; P < 0.001), a university professor (β = -0.146; P < 0.001), having a high physical score (β = -0.366; P < 0.001) and having a high mental score (β = -0.648; P < 0.001). Being female (β = -0.122; P < 0.001), a university professor (β = -0.333; P = 0.001), a student (β = -0.433; P < 0.001), having a high physical score (β = -0.26; P < 0.01) and having a high mental score (β = -0.460; P < 0.001) were predictors for reduced client burnout. However, high client burnout was seen in individuals who had a commuting time >30 min (β = 0.084; P = 0.012) predicts.
Conclusions: This study shows that burnout is an important issue among HCWs and that prevention strategies must be considered, with a particular focus on physical and mental health.
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