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Spanish validation of the Stigma of Occupational Stress Scale for Doctors (SOSS-D) and factors associated with physician burnout

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2022

J. Torales
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
R. E. González
Affiliation:
San Pablo General Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, Asunción, Paraguay
C. Ríos-González
Affiliation:
Research Department, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Caaguazú, Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
R. Real-Delor
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Program in Internal Medicine, National University of Itapúa, Encarnación, Paraguay
M. O'Higgins
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
X. Paredes-González
Affiliation:
School of Medical Sciences, University of the Pacific, Asunción, Paraguay
J. Almirón-Santacruz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
N. R. Díaz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
J. M. Castaldelli-Maia
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
A. Ventriglio
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
I. Barrios*
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics (Santa Rosa Campus), School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, Paraguay
*
Address for correspondence: Iván Barrios, BSc. National University of Asunción, Department of Statistics, Santa Rosa Campus, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, Paraguay. Email: jbarrios@med.una.py

Abstract

Objectives:

The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Stigma of Occupational Stress Scale for Doctors (SOSS-D) and the factors associated with Physician Burnout in Paraguay.

Methods:

Participants included 747 Paraguayan healthcare workers, aged 24–77 years old, of both sexes. SOSS-D was translated into Spanish and validated through an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Participants were also scored with the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), the CAGE questionnaire, and the stigma subscale of the Perceived Barriers to Psychological Treatment (PBPT) measure.

Results:

Three factors had a raw eigenvalue greater than 1, and explained 61.7% of total variance. The confirmatory analysis confirmed that the scale is three-dimensional. The model adjustment was good, according to all fit indices. OLBI results indicate clinically significant disengagement in 85.9% and clinically significant exhaustion in 91.6% of participants. Of the 747 participants, 57.6% reported alcoholic beverage consumption and among those, 19.3% had problematic alcohol consumption according to the CAGE questionnaire. The correlation between SOSS-D and the stigma subscale of the PBPT was statistically significant (r = 0.245, p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

The Spanish version of the SOSS-D was found to have good psychometric properties and adequately reproduces the three-dimensional model of the original English version.

Type
Original Research
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

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