Burnout among Health Worker in Primary Health Care Center in Taif City, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

In recent year burnout is a universal problem in healthcare.  It also has critical magnitudes on health staff, either physically or mentally which may  will lead to reduced job performance, and impact in patient care ,and its make some of health worker leave the work.  Health care workers look like be at risk of burnout than others. Numerous studies on burnout in healthcare have been shown, most of them intensive on one medical field (e.g. psychiatry and emergency) or career (limiting the study to nurses or physicians).  Burnout has adverse effect on care value and patient agreement, In addition, health system cost increase due poor quality of care, reduced incentive, and probable medical error.