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任何行業都會有職業倦怠症，除了人性上喜歡刺激、變化，而排斥單調不變的生活外，一些外在因素也會加速並惡化它的症狀。 物理治療師的職業倦怠症狀，主要有：定型化的治療方式、態度消極、請假增多、在職教育不熱心、頻頻變換工作崗位等。而它的原因，約有下各項：1.長時間從事同一工作，2.工作量太大，3.缺乏社會地位與尊嚴，4.成就減低，5.待遇低，6.昇遷受阻，7.進修機會少，8.同類病人太多等。解決的方法，則一方面看事情的觀點要廣一點、深一點，另方面，則靠自己的調適、及社會大衆對物理治療專業的接受與體認。 本文乃對物理治療師的職業倦怠作一概括性的探討，及其解決的方法。
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Burnout is a common symptom among physical therapists, especially in senior physical therapists. The symptoms of burnout are: coping mechanism, passive attitudes, increasing leave times, less enthusiasm about in services education and changing jobs frequently etc. The causes of burnout are: 1. time factor: long term in the same job. 2. heavy load, 3. poor professional preparation, 4. lack of achievement, 5. low salary 6. limited promotion, 7. less chance for in service training, 8. too many patients concentrated on one disease. Resolving the symptoms of burnout depend on one's conepts and adaptation. Social acceptance and role identification are also important.