Menopausal Symptoms and Burnout: Comparison of Occupational Health Issue Among Health Professionals in UMC Hospitals

NCT04728126 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 023-2020
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 320
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims at evaluating the burnout in women healthcare providers (physicians and nurses) Kazakhstan settings, and to investigate the potential parameters that play a role in increasing the risk of burnout. This study would apply the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OBI) in a sample of menopausal healthcare providers belonging to the University Medical Center (UMC) - quaternary healthcare institution in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Conditions

Menopause; Burnout Syndrome

Keywords

Menopause; Quality of life; Quality of work life; Burnout; Emotional exhaustion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Menopause Quality of Life Measurement

  Participants will be asked to fill a self-administered Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire, which comprises 29 items. This Menopause-Specific Quality of Life contains items that assess 4 main types of menopausal symptoms: vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, sexual. Each item is rated as present or not present; if present, how bothersome the items are on a scale of 0 (not bothersome) to 6 (extremely bothersome).

  36 month

• Job burnout

  Job burnout will be measured using Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Oldenburg Burnout Inventory consists of 16 items on the states of emotional exhaustion and detachment, and were developed to meet different occupational groups. The degree of agreement with 16 items of Oldenburg Burnout Inventory uses scale from 1 to 4, where 1- strongly agree and 4 - strongly disagree.

  36 month

• The menopause and quality of working environment

  The menopause and quality of working environment will be assessed using a questionnaire developed by National Health Service in England and Wales. This questionnaire will enable information about the menopause experience, how menopause affects the workplace and vice versa. Moreover, it will provide information about the performance management during menopause and enable foundations about the eventual need for possible ways of raising awareness at work.

  36 month

Study Arms (1)

Study group

Female health-care givers aged 45 to 64 years. The study participants will be recruited from UMC (Clinical Academic Department (CAD) of Women's Health, Pediatric Clinical Academic Department, Republic Diagnostic Center (RDC) and National Center for Children's Rehabilitation (NCCR)), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

The questionnaire will include socio-demographic information (i.e., gender, age, job seniority) and sub-scales for measuring study variables (i.e., menopausal symptoms, social and personal resources, burnout, and work ability). Menopausal symptoms will be assessed using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire. Job burnout will be measured through OBI inventory, which consists of 16 items describing the states of emotional exhaustion and detachment - two core dimension of burnout, and were developed to meet different occupational groups. The menopause and the quality of working environment will be assessed using the Questionnaire developed by National Health Service in England and Wales.

Study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Since this study is aimed to investigate and determine the quality of life in menopausal women, the participants are menopausal women aged 45 years and older.

You may qualify if:

• menopause

You may not qualify if:

• severe chronic diseases, including psychological/psychiatric comorbidities and use of specific drugs for them

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nazarbayev University Medical Center: lead
• University of South Florida: collaborator
• Università degli Studi dell'Insubria: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Emotional Exhaustion

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Milan Terzic

  Nazarbayev University Medical Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Gauri Bapayeva

  Nazarbayev University Medical Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Sanja Terzic

CONTACT

+77083240921; sanja.terzic@nu.edu.kz

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2021
• First Posted: January 28, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2023
• Study Completion: August 1, 2024
• Last Updated: January 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01