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Abstract
Introduction: Maslach and Jackson,
defined three dimensions of burnout syndrome;
emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and
personal accomplishment. Maslach Burnout
Inventory is a widely used instrument
consisting of three subscales reflecting the
dimensions of the burnout syndrome. Turkish
form of Maslach Burnout Inventory has been
validated and used in several studies
investigating burnout levels in different
samples.This study aimed to identify the factor
structure of the Turkish form of Maslach
Burnout Inventory in caregivers of patients with
chronic psychiatric disorders.
Method: The study sample consisted of
the caregivers of outpatients with DSM-IV
schizophrenia (n=40) and Alzheimer’s type of
dementia (n=44) who were admitted to the
Department of Psychiatry at Ankara University
School of Medicine. All of the subjects were
administered a socidemographic questionnaire
and the Turkish form of Maslach Burnout
Inventory. Principal component analysis and
varimax rotation were used for factor analysis.
Results: Mean age of the caregivers was
53.6±14.8. Most of them were females (%71).
Mean Emotional Exhaustion Subscale score of
the caregivers was 12.4± 8.1, mean
Depersonalization Subscale score was 2.9±
2.8 and mean Personal Accomplishment
Subscale scores was 14.23±8.8. Factor
analysis yielded a 5-factor model; “personal
accomplishment” explained 24%, “emotional
exhaustion” explained 23% and “depersonalization”
explained 10% of the total
variance. Each one of the the fourth and the
fifth factors consisted of one item from the
Depersonalization subscale and explained 7%
and 6% of total variance, respectively.
Conclusion: The factor structure of the
Turkish version of the Maslach Burnout
Inventory in caregivers of chronic psychiatric
patients is similar to the original factor structure
of the instrument. Depersonalization subscale
scores of the group were lower than expected,
which might have resulted with the distribution
of the items into three factors. Therefore, this
instrument can be used for the investigation of
burnout syndrome in the caregivers of patients
with chronic psychiatric disorders like
schizophrenia and dementia.
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Turkish
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Publication Date
September 1, 2010
Submission Date
September 1, 2010
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Year 2010 Volume: 18 Number: 3