FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO BURN-OUT AMONG IBN SINA HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Background: Burn-out or exhaustion syndrome is caused by a prolongedexposure to a chronic professional stress. Public Health Pro-fessionals are the most exposed to this kind of risk. The ulti-mate goal here is to determine the prevalence of the burn-outand search for factors associated with this pathology amongthose who work in the field of health<br /> Material/Methods: Our sample, which is from the Ibn Sina Hospital in Rabat,consists of 150 nurses, 80 doctors, and 40 administrators. A self-questionnaire was employed, the Maslach Burnout In-ventory (MBI) as well as a clinical interview Results: The results of this study show a high degree of burnout.Moreover, 56.66% of participants show a high level of emotio -nal exhaustion, 45.18% suffer from a high level of depression.Meanwhile, the loss of a sense of personal accom plish ment ishigh among 48.51% of those surveyed. The emotional ex-haustion observed among people who have worked for a longtime ago is associated with the means of transportation usedand to the unsuitable hours of work. Depersonalization existsamong elderly people and the oldest at work<br /> Conclusions: This study confirms the existence of a high level of burnoutamong health professionals. Many socio-demographic andsocio-professional factors contribute to the increase in the levelthat people are affected. These factors encourage the pro-motion of better working life conditions