[Burnout and mobbing risk for health professionals]

Burnout is one important consequence of worker stress and is associated with lower moral, reduced job performance, low productivity, absenteeism, job turnover. The aim of this study was to evaluate the burnout level and all its related aspects among health professionists in the Rimini county. All personnel described their experiences in the Maslach Burnout Inventory test (791 questionnaires) and in the Mobbing Perception test (791 questionnaires). The median age of the workers was 38.5 years, 151 were male and 640 female, about 93% were full time workers. On average health professionists reported to have a good relationship with patients, a good work expectations but to experience a relatively high stress index. This study underlined the importance to improve occupational conditions adopting staff-support interventions for the management of stress and conflicts among heath operators.