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Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists.

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Patel, SK; Kelm, MJ; Bush, PW; Lee, H-J; Ball, AM
Published in: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
March 2021

This study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors for occupational burnout in community pharmacists.Community pharmacists were solicited through a professional network e-mail Listserv to complete an anonymous, electronic survey on burnout. The survey included the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and a work-factors-based questionnaire. The MBI-HSS assessed burnout on the basis of feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The additional questionnaire was used to evaluate risk factors for burnout by collecting information on pharmacist demographics, position characteristics, and pharmacy store characteristics. Logistic regression was performed to identify the risk factors associated with burnout.A total of 412 community pharmacists responded to the survey (7.4% response rate), of whom 411 were included in the final analysis. Overall, 308 (74.9%) of responding community pharmacists experienced burnout in at least 1 of the 3 subscales of the MBI-HSS. Most of the pharmacists experienced burnout owing to emotional exhaustion (68.9%), followed by depersonalization (50.4%) and reduced personal accomplishment (30.7%). The significant risk factors for burnout included shorter years of experience, practicing primarily in a chain pharmacy, and a lack of resources for burnout or resiliency.There is a high degree of burnout in community pharmacists (74.9%). Future research is warranted to examine optimal strategies to prevent burnout and promote resiliency in the profession.

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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA

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EISSN

1544-3450

ISSN

1544-3191

Publication Date

March 2021

Volume

61

Issue

2

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Pharmacists
  • Humans
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Burnout, Psychological
  • Burnout, Professional
  • 4203 Health services and systems
 

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Patel, S. K., Kelm, M. J., Bush, P. W., Lee, H.-J., & Ball, A. M. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA, 61(2), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.09.022
Patel, Shivali K., Matthew J. Kelm, Paul W. Bush, Hui-Jie Lee, and Amanda M. Ball. “Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 61, no. 2 (March 2021): 145–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.09.022.
Patel SK, Kelm MJ, Bush PW, Lee H-J, Ball AM. Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA. 2021 Mar;61(2):145–50.
Patel, Shivali K., et al. “Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA, vol. 61, no. 2, Mar. 2021, pp. 145–50. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.japh.2020.09.022.
Patel SK, Kelm MJ, Bush PW, Lee H-J, Ball AM. Prevalence and risk factors of burnout in community pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA. 2021 Mar;61(2):145–150.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA

DOI

EISSN

1544-3450

ISSN

1544-3191

Publication Date

March 2021

Volume

61

Issue

2

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Pharmacists
  • Humans
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Burnout, Psychological
  • Burnout, Professional
  • 4203 Health services and systems