Journal of dental hygiene science (치위생과학회지)

The Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science (한국치위생과학회)
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The Relationship among Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction and Social Support of Clinical Dental Hygienists

임상치과위생사의 소진과 공감피로, 공감만족 및 사회적 지지와의 관계

  • Han, Yang-Keum (Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Health Sciences College) ;
  • Kim, Han-Hong (Department of Dental Hygiene, Gangdong College)
  • 한양금 (대전보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김한홍 (강동대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2014.05.13
  • Accepted : 2014.06.04
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and social support of clinical dental hygienists. The subjects in the study were 313 dental hygienist who were randomly selected in dental clinic and hospital, which were located in Daejeon, South and North Chungcheong province. Data were gathered using structured questionnaires from June 17 to July 31, 2013. The major findings of the study were as follows: 1. As for burnout by general characteristics, there were statistically significant difference according to age, marital status, clinical career, agency work type and job position. 2. The relationship of burnout and other variables was analyzed, and compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout, and compassion satisfaction and social support had negative effects on burnout. 3. As a result of analyzing which variables affected burnout, it's found that burnout were under the influence of agency work type, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and social support. These variables made a 56.9% prediction of burnout. These findings provide strong empirical evidence for the importance of compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and social support in explaining burnout of clinical dental hygienists. Therefore, the effective human resource management programs should be developed to consideration with the dental hygienist work environment and the quality of service.

본 연구는 임상 치과위생사를 대상으로 소진, 공감피로, 공감만족 및 사회적 지지의 관계를 파악하고 소진에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구대상은 편의 추출된 대전광역시, 충청남도 및 충청북도에 소재하는 치과병 의원에 근무하고 있는 313명의 치과위생사를 대상으로 하였으며, 자료는 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 2013년 6월 17일부터 7월 31일까지 수집하였다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 연구대상자의 소진 총점은 $27.12{\pm}4.70$점, 공감피로 총점은 $28.39{\pm}3.93$점, 공감만족 총점은 $31.99{\pm}6.01$점, 사회적지지 총점은 $45.27{\pm}6.40$점으로 나타났다. 일반적 특성과 비교한 결과, 소진은 연령이 낮을수록(p=0.038), 기혼보다 미혼인 경우에(p<0.001), 임상경력이 1~5년인 경우에(p<0.001), 의원급보다 병원급에 근무할수록(p=0.002), 직급이 낮을수록(p<0.001), 급여가 낮을수록(p<0.001) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 공감만족은 기혼인 경우(p<0.001), 직급이 높을수록(p<0.001), 급여가 높을수록(p=0002) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 사회적 지지는 임상경력이 높을수록(p=0.019), 병원급보다 의원급에 근무할수록(p<0.001), 직급이 높을수록(p=0.002) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 각 변수간의 상관관계 결과, 소진은 공감피로와 정적 상관관계를 보였으나 상관성은 약하였고, 공감만족과 사회적 지지는 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 공감만족은 사회적 지지와 정적 상관관계를 보였다. 소진에 영향을 미치는 관련 변수로는 근무기관형태(p=0.031), 공감피로(p<0.001), 공감만족(p<0.001), 사회적 지지(p<0.001)로 나타났고, 이들 변수의 설명력은 56.9%였다. 결론적으로 공감피로, 공감만족 및 사회적 지지는 임상 치과위생사의 소진에 영향을 미치는 것으로, 치과위생사의 공감피로를 줄이고 공감만족과 사회적 지지를 높여 소진을 감소시킬 수 있는 인적 자원 관리의 체계적인 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다.

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