Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2017 Nov;26(4):227-235. 10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.4.227.

Association of Violent Experience and Resilience with Burnout in Emergency Medical Technicians

• Jang TU
• Lee MK

• KMID: 2400946
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.4.227

Abstract

PURPOSE
This descriptive correlational study investigated the effects of violent experience and resilience on burnout in emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
METHODS
The participants were 160 EMTs working in fire stations (safety center and local center) located in U, B, and D city. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test post-hoc analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0.
RESULTS
The number of EMTs getting into ambulances was significantly associated with violent experience, resilience, and burnout. Position of EMTs was significantly associated with both resilience and burnout. In the multiple regression analysis, the subscales of durability and optimism in resilience were significantly associated with burnout after controlling for confounding variables.
CONCLUSION
This study indicated that improving durability and optimism in resilience was important to cope with experience of violence and to prevent burnout in EMTs.

Keyword

Violence; Resilience; Burnout; Emergency medical technicians

MeSH Terms

Ambulances
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Emergencies*
Emergency Medical Technicians*
Fires
Humans
Optimism
Violence