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Little is known about professional burnout among health-care workers in Egypt. The current study aimed to reveal the extent of burnout among physicians and nursing staff working in the emergency hospital of Tanta University and to identify some of its determinants. A cross-sectional study was carried out on all physicians (n = 266) and a systematic random sample of nurses (n = 284). Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and its subscales. Most of the participants (66.0%)had a moderate level of burnout and 24.9% of them had high burnout. Multivariate analysis of variables affecting burnout showed that age, sex, frequency of exposure to work-related violence, years of experience, work burden, supervision and work activities were significant predictors of burnout among the respondents. The authors recommend health education interventions during pre-employment training programmes for prevention of burnout syndrome and periodic screening for early detection and management of burnout.
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Agotamiento Profesional , Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital , Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/psicología , Médicos/psicología , Adulto , Estudios Transversales , Egipto , Femenino , Hospitales Universitarios , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
A study was made of sport practice and of knowledge, attitude and practice towards sport among 1475 private secondary-school students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2004. UAE students practised sport more than non-UAE students (33.9% versus 18.7% had good levels of activity) but there was no significant difference in positive attitudes towards sport practice (87.1% and 86.2% respectively). A good level of sport (vigorous exercise > or = 3 times per week for 20 min) was higher among males (26.0%) than females (14.7%). There was a significant association between overweight and obesity as well as tobacco smoking and low levels of sport practice. Health education intervention is needed to improve sport practice among young people.
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Actitud Frente a la Salud , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Sector Privado , Deportes/psicología , Estudiantes/psicología , Adolescente , Conducta del Adolescente/etnología , Actitud Frente a la Salud/etnología , Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado , Escolaridad , Femenino , Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Masculino , Estado Nutricional , Obesidad/etnología , Obesidad/prevención & control , Padres/educación , Sector Privado/estadística & datos numéricos , Psicología del Adolescente , Características de la Residencia , Factores de Riesgo , Distribución por Sexo , Factores Sexuales , Fumar/etnología , Deportes/educación , Deportes/estadística & datos numéricos , Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Emiratos Árabes Unidos/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
A study was made of sport practice and of knowledge, attitude and practice towards sport among 1475 private secondary-school students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [UAE] in 2004. UAE students practised sport more than non-UAE students [33.9% versus 18.7% had good levels of activity] but there was no significant difference in positive attitudes towards sport practice [87.1% and 86.2% respectively]. A good level of sport [vigorous exercise >/= 3 times per week for 20 min] was higher among males [26.0%] than females [14.7%]. There was a significant association between overweight and obesity as well as tobacco smoking and low levels of sport practice. Health education intervention is needed to improve sport practice among young people