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BURNOUT SYNDROME AMONG SOCIAL WORKERS AND INFORMAL CAREGIVERS WORKING WITH ELDERLY
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Social workers may experience a higher level of stress in their profession of the ensuing burnout syndrome more than comparable working groups. The authors refer about the presence of burnout syndrome among social workers (women) in the context of health moderators. According to the nature of work the study file (was divided into 3 groups: 28 social workers- officers, 25 were working as caregivers at a home for the elderly and 28 were informal caregivers. The results of the study research file confirmed (pursuant to literature) significant protective effects of selected health moderators (type resilience SOC and perceived social support) towards the values of burnout syndrome. The resilience type SOC affects the ability of an individual to cope with difficult situations connected with profession and also with personal life. Social support moderates the level of stress perception through its buffer influence and therefore decreases the development of burnout syndrome. Significant kind of social support for social workers is mainly provided and perceived social support by the employer and colleagues. In this context the highest rate of burnout was reported by informal caregivers who care for elderly with reduced self-sufficiency.
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