Universität zu Köln

Driller, Elke, Ommen, Oliver, Kowalski, Christoph, Ernstmann, Nicole ORCID: 0000-0001-7685-6110 and Pfaff, Holger ORCID: 0000-0001-9154-6575 (2011). The relationship between social capital in hospitals and emotional exhaustion in clinicians: A study in four German hospitals. Int. J. Soc. Psychiatr., 57 (6). S. 604 - 610. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1741-2854

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Abstract

Background: About 30% of doctors working in inpatient and outpatient departments suffer from burnout, characterized, for example, by emotional exhaustion. The prevention of burnout constitutes a great challenge for those responsible for the healthcare system. Aims: Research into the relationship between social capital in hospitals and the occurrence of emotional exhaustion in clinicians is still at an early stage. The aim of the current study is to examine the effects of social capital in the workplace on the emotional exhaustion of clinicians. Method: A questionnaire was posted to 2,644 employees working in four German hospitals, and 1,645 responded. Responses from the 277 clinicians (61%) are analyzed here. The questionnaire looked at symptoms of emotional exhaustion and levels of organizational social capital. Results: Logistic regression identified two significant predictors of emotional exhaustion in clinicians: low self-efficacy and subjectively perceived lower levels of social capital in the hospitals where they worked. The model accounted for 26 % of Nagelkerke's R-2. Conclusion: Efforts to create a good working atmosphere, with the readiness to provide mutual support and the pursuit of joint values and objectives within a hospital, may reduce the development of, or even prevent, emotional exhaustion in clinicians.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Driller, Elke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ommen, Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kowalski, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ernstmann, Nicole UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7685-6110 UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-486085
DOI:	10.1177/0020764010376609
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Soc. Psychiatr.
Volume:	57
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 604 - 610
Date:	2011
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1741-2854
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BURNOUT; VALIDITY; STRESS; WORK; WELL Multiple languages Psychiatry Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48608