Relationship between low back pain, neck pain, psyhical situation and quality of life and the burnout syndrome in hospital workers

This study was performed to determine relationship between low back pain, neck pain, psychical situation and quality of life and the burnout syndrome ın hospital workers. Study totally 235 hospital workers were included. Detailed sociodemographic data of all the participants taken into the study were recorded. Low back and neck pain (Visual Analog Scale/ VAS), determination of burnout level (Maslach Burnout Inventory/ MBI) were assessed. Same time disability associated with neck pain (Neck Disability Index/ NDI), disability associated with low back pain (Oswestry Disability Questionnaire), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory/ BDI), quality of life (SF-36) evaluated. In this study; there was no statistically significant difference in age, gender and ownership status with to burnout (p>0.05). Levels of burnout variables were affected by marital status, education level, occupation, , weekly working hours and job satisfaction (p<0.05). Levels of burnout variables in hospital workers who has low back/neck pain were significantly higher than workers have no pain (p<0.05). A positive moderate correlation between levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment and NDI, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, BDI and SF-36 (p<0.05). The results of this study showed that levels of burnout variables in hospital workers who has low back/neck pain determined higher than workers have no pain and in this workers BS is interrelated with disability, psychical situation and quality of life. For this reason we believe that assessment of the burnout for the hospital workers who have low back/neck pain complaint must be necessary. Keywords: Low back pain, neck pain, the burnout syndrome, hospital worker, MBI