Study of the relief burnout in some active relief workers comparing with inactive ones in Bam earthquake

Relief workers may encounter some mental symptoms in crisis situations such as fatigue, diminishing compatibility and job ability seriously and also job burnout. The present paper aims to study job burnout in a group of relief workers who gave relief services in Bam.In this cross sectional research, by using questionnaires it is studied the type of symptoms in a group of active relief workers comparing with inactive ones in relief operations in Bam earthquake in 2004.According to the research, there was a meaningful relation between active relief workers and their attendance duration (%05). The average score was about 16/23 and 10/2 for active relief worker and control group respectively. Also, T test was 3/78 which shows the gravity of the situation in active relief workers in %001 level in Bam. Working and giving services in crisis cause a lot of stress and mental tension in relief workers. Thus, in order to support and to reduce and prevent the psychiatric symptoms it is necessary to do some mental supportive services for relief workers.