Introduction

There is limited research on burnout among students and faculty of health professions programs. This study was designed to assess burnout among students and faculty at a college of pharmacy (COP), college of optometry (COO), and school of physician assistant studies (SPAS).

Methods

The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) was distributed to faculty and students at Marshall B Ketchum University (MBKU) COP, COO, and SPAS. Scores for burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress were compared between programs, faculty, and students.

Results

Median secondary traumatic stress scores were statistically higher for respondents (students and faculty) in the SPAS (24 [interquartile range (IQR) 17-27]) vs. respondents in the COP (20 [IQR 18-26]) and COO (19 [IQR 16-22]). Faculty had statistically higher median compassion satisfaction scores (41 [IQR 34-44]) vs. students (36 [IQR 32-40]), while students had statistically higher median burnout scale scores compared to faculty (27 [IQR 23-32] vs. 21 [IQR 17-26]). There was no difference in secondary traumatic stress between students and faculty, and there were no differences in compassion satisfaction or burnout between programs.

Conclusions

This study demonstrated that students in the COP, COO, and SPAS had higher burnout scores when compared to faculty at the study institution. These results suggest that efforts to address burnout should first focus on students. SPAS students and faculty may require specific efforts to address secondary trauma.

中文翻译：

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药学院、验光学院和医师助理研究学院的职业倦怠评估

介绍

卫生专业项目的学生和教职员工对职业倦怠的研究有限。本研究旨在评估药学院 (COP)、验光学院 (COO) 和医师助理研究学院 (SPAS) 的学生和教职员工的倦怠。

方法

职业生活质量量表 (ProQOL) 已分发给 Marshall B Ketchum 大学 (MBKU) COP、COO 和 SPAS 的教师和学生。比较项目、教师和学生的倦怠、同情心满意度和继发性创伤压力的分数。

结果

平均次级创伤后应激得分在统计学上更高的在SPAS（24 [四分位数间距（IQR）17-27]）的受访者（学生和教师）对被调查者的COP（20 [IQR 18-26]）和COO（19 [IQR 16-22]）。与学生 (36 [IQR 32-40]) 相比，教师的同情心满意度得分中位数 (41 [IQR 34-44])在统计上更高，而学生的倦怠量表得分中位数高于教师 (27 [IQR 23-32])与21 [IQR 17-26]）。学生和教师之间的继发性创伤压力没有差异，项目之间的同情心满意度或倦怠也没有差异。

结论

这项研究表明，与研究机构的教职员工相比，COP、COO 和 SPAS 的学生有更高的倦怠分数。这些结果表明，解决职业倦怠的努力应该首先关注学生。SPAS 学生和教职员工可能需要特别努力来解决继发性创伤。