In the master's thesis, we dedicated ourselves to the emergence of burnout, self-esteem and how to solve problems among health workers. The theoretical part was devoted to the presentation of the concept of burnout in individuals who are exposed to stress on a daily basis. If it is long-lasting, then a personality transformation can occur (change of the value system). There is an intertwining of three groups of factors leading to burnout: socio-economic circumstances, psychological conditions of life and work, and personality traits. In modern times, burnout is misrepresented (as an indicator of unsuccessful survival strategies) but at the same time it is one of the major occupational illnesses of the 21st century. Prevention, early identification and timely action are important. Tackling stress involves a number of strategies that are manifested as ways of solving problems which can also contribute to ways of dealing with the emergence of burnout. In the empirical part, on the sample of 186 health workers we identified factors related to burnout, self-esteem and problem solving. The results showed that there was no statistically significant correlation between burnout and problem solving methods. This has only been shown among healthcare professionals who have experienced lower personal fulfillment, as at the same time they reported higher search for social support. The feeling of lower personal fulfillment was with those health professionals who used more imaginative gratification as a way of solving problems, but at the same time experienced more emotional exhaustion in depersonalization. The research showed that the correlation between self-esteem and problem solving methods is not statistically significant. We also found, through the analysis of the data, that there is no statistically significant correlation between burnout and self-esteem. But this has only been shown by healthcare professionals who have achieved higher values of personal fulfillment, and at the same time experienced higher self-esteem. There were no statistically significant differences between the burnout and the way of working time allocation. The results obtained have implications for work in the field of health, as they show that it is important that a healthcare professional is personally fulfilled, as he has greater self-esteem. The productivity of a health worker depends on the job satisfaction, which implies the employer’s responsibility to reduce the burden on an individual worker or to increase the source of power (supervision, awareness of personal limitations and delineation of responsibilities) in order to achieve a healthy balance.
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