EXAMINATION OF BURNOUT LEVELS OF STUDENTS IN PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION SCHOOL: A SINGLE CENTER STUDY

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the burnout levels of the students in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation School and to examine their burnout levels according to the classes. Methods: A total of 1156 students (age = 2136 +/- 1.71) studying at Pamukkale University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation between 2016 and 2019 were included in the study. The data were collected using the demographic information form and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS). Results: While the scores of exhaustion and cynicism among the subtitles of MBI-SS were affected by gender, place of residence, smoking-alcohol use, financial difficulties, and taking lessons from below: the efficacy score was found to be higher in students taking lessons from lower class and financial difficulties (p <0.05). When the MBI-SS subtitles were examined according to the classes, the scores obtained from the subtitle of exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy increased from the 1st grade to the 4th grade (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Our study shows that students in the first year have the least exhaustion score. Exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy scores increase in the following years. This increase observed may be due to the number of applied lessons increasing with the grade level.