Anne Mandy, Marthe Saeter, Kevin Lucas
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 11(6): 251
- 258
(Jun 2004)
Professional and occupational burnout is a recognized syndrome among health-care professionals. Research within the physiotherapy profession, predominantly involving UK and Australian populations, has identified that burnout has a detrimental effect on both the practitioner and the employer. However, there is limited research concerning the effect of burnout in Scandinavia. The concept of self-efficacy has also not been investigated in relation to burnout in physiotherapists.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout and self-efficacy in Norwegian physiotherapists. In total, 127 qualified physiotherapists were surveyed using the Bergen Burnout Inventory and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. Significantly low levels of burnout were demonstrated (t=5.9; P<0.01). Burnout scores were positively correlated to length of time since qualification (rs=0.9). Self-efficacy scores were in the upper quartile, but no relationship between self-efficacy and burnout scores was shown.
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