Am J Pharm Educ. 2021 Nov 23:8671. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8671. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Objective. To assess the six domains of worklife areas (Community, Control, Fairness, Reward, Workload Values) in pharmacy academicians that have been associated with burnout and poor job satisfaction.Methods. We aimed to assess the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) among a sample of pharmacy academicians attending a national meeting to evaluate personal, environmental, or workplace factors that may influence worklife environment. Data were analyzed using SPSS; descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson correlations were performed.Results. Participant response rate was 40.4% (n=49/121 attendees). Eighty-eight percent of participants reported working more than 40 hours per week. Mean AWS scores ranged from 2.7 to 3.9 with 1 representing a strong mismatch between person and work environment and 5 representing a strong match. Workload and Fairness domains were the lowest scores reported compared to Control being the highest. Higher mean scores were reported for Control and Reward in those with a mentor, and for Fairness in those reporting a hobby.Conclusion. Workload and Fairness were the lowest rated areas of worklife by participants. Developing targeted interventions such mentorship, hobbies, transparency in the work setting related in particular to workload and fairness may be an important step to prevent burnout in pharmacy academicians. Further studies in a larger population may further help to determine factors associated with low rated areas of worklife.
PMID:34815212 | DOI:10.5688/ajpe8671
