A Descriptive study to assess knowledge regarding Burn Out Syndrome among the teachers of selected senior secondary schools of district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Shalini pathania1, Kanupriya Sharma2, Deepti2, Indu2, Deepa2, Deepali2, Deeksha2
1Vice Principal, Naina College of Nursing, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
2B.Sc. Nursing students, Naina College of Nursing, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
*Corresponding Author E-mail: shalinipathania27@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Workplace burnout is described as a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion caused by chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. As the stress continues, work interest or motivation is depleted. In the study, “A descriptive study to assess knowledge regarding burn out syndrome among the teachers of selected senior secondary schools of district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh”. A non-experimental research approach and descriptive design was used to assess the level of knowledge of burnout syndrome among the school teachers. Total samples of the study were 100 teachers. A convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample. A self-structured knowledge questionnaires was prepared to assess the level of knowledge regarding Burnout syndrome among the school teachers. There is an association of level of knowledge with gender and area of residence. Whereas the other sample characteristics (age, type of family, religion, marital status, educational status, monthly income, food habits, exercise pattern, previous knowledge) were not statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. The study concludes that the 50% participants have adequate knowledge regarding Burnout syndrome.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge, Burnout Syndrome, School, School Teachers.
INTRODUCTION:
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”1
William James
Health is defined as the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.2
Overall occupational stress is defined as consisting of the harmful physical and psychological effects on individuals that crop up when there is an inconsistency between the demands of the work environment and individual needs, abilities, and resources. Most people experience some episodic short-term stress due to events in their workplace but it is not harmful for them.3
Burnout syndrome is a condition in which a person suffers from ongoing accumulated emotional exhaustion from work related stress and pressure that is out of control and cannot sidestep. As a result, a person may feel depleted of energy, worn out, weak, discouraged, have a negative attitude towards their jobs or be unhappy at work, affecting their ability to work effectively and to maintain relationships with those around them.4
Burnout isn't a medical diagnosis. Some experts think that other conditions, such as depression, are behind burnout. Burnout can raise the risk of depression. But depression and burnout are different, and they need different treatments. Certain personality traits may affect the risk of burnout. Other factors, such as past work experiences, also can affect burnout risk.5
NEED OF STUDY:
The main purpose of the study is to assess the knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers.
A growing body of empirical evidence shows that occupational health is now more relevant than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This review focuses on burnout, an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic stress in the workplace.6
Burnout has become one of the most important psychosocial occupational hazards in today’s society, generating significant costs for both individuals and organizations. Although burnout was initially considered to be specific to professionals working in the care of people later evidence has shown that this syndrome can develop among all types of professions and occupational groups.6
All recent studies on teacher mental health during Covid pandemic have conclusively proved the correlation between the teacher mental health and quality of teaching in online classes and learner mental health. Therefore, it has become imperative that schools seriously consider what measures they would take to ensure mental wellbeing of their teachers.7
OBJECTIVES:
1. To assess the level of knowledge regarding burn out syndrome among the teachers of selected senior secondary schools of district mandi.
2. To find out the association between knowledge on burn out syndrome with selected socio-demographic variable.
ASSUMPTIONS:
Study assumes that:
1. The school teachers will possess some knowledge regarding Burnout Syndrome.
2. The school teachers may have their own beliefs related to Burnout Syndrome.
3. Knowledge regarding Burnout Syndrome can be assessed by self-structured knowledge questionnaire.
METHODOLOGY:
Research design: In this research study, Descriptive design was used to assess the knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers of district Mandi (H.P).
Research setting: In this study research setting will be selected senior secondary schools of district Mandi (H.P)
Sample: In this study samples are teachers of senior secondary schools of district Mandi (H.P).
Sampling technique: In present study the sampling technique used was convenience sampling.
Data analysis: Analysis and interpretation was done in accordance with the objectives laid down for the study. According to opinion of expert it was planned to organized, tabulate, analyses and interprets the data by using descriptive statistics. The data was analyzed by calculating the score in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi- square, etc.
FINDINGS:
Major findings of the study include:
1. Frequency and percentage of socio demographic variables:
a. In school teachers out of 100, 56 (56%) were females.
b. In school teachers out of 100, 42 (42%) were in age group 36-45 years and 46-55 years.
c. Majority of school teachers out of 100, 59 (59%) belongs to rural area.
d. Majority of school teachers out of 100, 53 (53%) have joint families.
e. Majority of school teachers out of 100, 100 (100%) belongs to Hindu religion.
f. In school teachers out of 100, 96 (96%) teachers were married.
g. In school teachers out of 100,53 (53%) have done the course of MA/ M.Sc.
h. Majority of school teachers out of 100, 38 (38%) teachers have monthly income of more than 60,000.
i. Majority of school teachers out of 100, 77 (77%) teachers were vegetarian.
j. In school teachers out of 100, 69 (69%) teachers sometimes do exercise.
k. In school teachers out of 100, 68 (68%) teachers have previous knowledge regarding burnout syndrome.
2. Findings related to self-structured knowledge questionnaire:
a. The mean knowledge score of school teachers is 13.97 with a median of 14.5 and standard deviation of 4.34. It was found that they have relatively high level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome.
b. Findings related to association of level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among the school teachers with selected socio demographic variables.
c. The findings reveal that gender and area of residence influences the level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers.
d. Whereas other sociodemographic variables (age, type of family, religion, marital status, educational status, monthly income, food habit, exercise pattern, previous knowledge) were not influencing the level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers.
CONCLUSION:
The study concludes that gender and area of residence influences the level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers i.e., whereas other sociodemographic variables (age, type of family, religion, marital status, educational status, monthly income, food habit, exercise pattern, previous knowledge) were not influencing the level of knowledge regarding burnout syndrome among school teachers.
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Received on 05.08.2024 Revised on 09.09.2024 Accepted on 04.10.2024 Published on 30.11.2024 Available online on December 31, 2024 A and V Pub Int. J. of Nursing and Med. Res. 2024; 3(4):184-186. DOI: 10.52711/ijnmr.2024.42 ©A and V Publications All right reserved
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