Assessment of the well-being of significant others of cardiothoracic surgeons.

Autor:	Ungerleider JD; Institute for Integrated Life Skills, LLC, Bermuda Run, NC., Ungerleider RM; Institute for Integrated Life Skills, LLC, Bermuda Run, NC. Electronic address: ross@integratedlifeskills.com., James L; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY., Wolf A; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY., Kovacs M; Norton Thoracic Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz., Cerfolio R; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY., Litle V; Division of Thoracic Surgery, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, Mass., Cooke DT; Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, Calif., Jones-Ungerleider KC; Department of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., Maddaus M; Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minn., Luc JGY; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., DeAnda A; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex., Erkmen CP; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Temple University Health Systems, Philadelphia, Pa., Bremner K; Wellness Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Beverly, Mass., Bremner RM; Norton Thoracic Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix Regional Campus, Phoenix, Ariz.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery [J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg] 2024 Jan; Vol. 167 (1), pp. 396-402.e3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 07.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.008
Abstrakt:	Objectives: We aimed to evaluate how the current working climate of cardiothoracic surgery and burnout experienced by cardiothoracic surgeons influences their spouses and significant others (SOs). Methods: A 33-question well-being survey was developed by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Wellness Committee and distributed by e-mail to the SOs of cardiothoracic surgeons and to all surgeon registrants of the 2020 and 2021 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meetings with a request to share it with their SO. The 5-item Likert-scale survey questions were dichotomized, and associations were determined by χ 2 or independent samples t tests, as appropriate. Results: Responses from 238 SOs were analyzed. Sixty-six percent reported that the stress on their cardiothoracic surgeon partner had a moderate to severe influence on their family, and 63% reported that their partner's work demands didn't leave enough time for family. Fifty-one percent reported that their partner rarely had time for intimacy, 27% reported poor work-life balance, and 23% reported that interactions at home were usually or always not good-natured. SOs were most affected when their partner was <5 years out from training, worked in private vs academic practice, and worked longer hours. Having children, particularly younger than age 19 years, and a lack of workplace support resources further diminished well-being. Conclusions: The current work culture of cardiothoracic surgeons adversely affects their SOs, and the risk for families is concerning. These data present a major area for exploration as we strive to understand and mitigate the factors that lead to burnout among cardiothoracic surgeons. (Copyright © 2023 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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