Evaluation of burnout level in working people who decided to quit smoking

Using tobacco is the most common type of substance addiction due to its cheap, easy and legal availability from past to present. Using tobacco is a risk factor for many diseases. The most important thing that a smoker should do to protect his health is to quit smoking. When a smoker quits, the risk of developing smoking-related diseases will decrease, and if the disease is present, the rate of disease progression will slow down. It has been defined as a physical, emotional and mental exhaustion syndrome marked by physical exhaustion, chronic fatigue, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, the development of a negative self-concept, and in general negative attitudes towards one's profession, life and to other people. Major features of burnout include loss of energy, lack of motivation, negative attitude towards others, and active withdrawal from others. In general, it has been observed in the literature that burnout occurs depending on the work environment. In addition, if the family environment, social environment, and relationships with the couple are not going well, it can also cause burnout in the person. This study aimed to describe the professional burnout and couple-burnout of people who applied to smoking cessation clinics for the first time. The research was conducted between 01.11.2022 and 01.05.2023 at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Smoking Cessation Polyclinic and Ankara Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Clinic, Smoking Cessation Polyclinic. The total number of participants was 151. The first part of the survey form applied to the participants is about sociodemographic characteristics and reasons for starting smoking consisting of 20 questions, the second part is the "Modified Fagerström Test" for Nicotine addiction, consisting of 6 questions, the third part is the "Burnout Scale-short form" consisting of 10 questions, and the fourth part is composed of 10 questions consisting of "Couple-burnout Scale-short form". As a result, the data obtained in this study on the burnout level in individuals applying to the smoking cessation clinic showed that the burnout level was higher in individuals who were dissatisfied with their profession (p=0,035), shift working (p=0,038) and had psychiatric diseases (p=0,005). It has been observed that the level of couple-burnout is high in women gender (p=0,001) and who are dissatisfied with their profession (p=0,031). It was observed that the burnout scale showed a strong positive correlation with the spouse-burnout scale (p<0,001).