Job Burnout and Its Associated Factors among The Staff of medical Laboratories in Yasuj City (Iran)

Job Burnout is a psychological response and chronic emotional state. The aim of this study was to determine job burnout and its associated factors among the staff of medical laboratories in Yasuj city.
In this analytical cross-sectional study was performed on all the staff (105 subjects) of medical laboratories (public and private laboratories). Sampling was carried out using census method. Data collection tools were demographic questionnaire, a researcher-made checklist, and Maslach burnout inventory. The data were analyzed using descriptive and Chi square tests.
In this study, 68.6% of the subjects had mild emotional exhaustion, 56.9% had mild depersonalization and 18.6% had high level of inefficiency. The mean frequency of emotional exhaustion was 13.9±9.2, depersonalization was 5.3±4.2, and feeling of inefficiency was 27.6±10.5. The mean intensity of emotional exhaustion was 13.9±9.1, depersonalization was 5.5±4.5, and feeling of inefficiency was 27.7±10.1. A significant relationship was observed between job burnout dimensions and variables of age, number of work shifts per month, the number of visitors in a month, work experience, education level, sex, hope for job future, job security, financial and spiritual support of authorities, and family and relatives satisfaction from the person’s job. There was also a significant relationship among the three aspects of job burnout.
Based on the results of this study, job burnout among the staffs of medical laboratories in Yasuj city was low and there was a significant relationship between different dimensions of job burnout. Therefore, identifying the predisposing and exacerbating factors of the authorities can be effective in the reduction of job burnout.