Burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians
| Autor: | Judita Andrejaitienė, Žilvinas Padaiga, Audrius Mikalauskas, Šarūnas Kinduris, Edmundas Širvinskas, Rimantas Benetis, Andrius Macas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
physicians medicine.drug_class health care facilities manpower and services education Alcohol abuse 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Burnout 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine health services administration Intensive care Depersonalization medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Overeating Emotional exhaustion Depression (differential diagnoses) burnout business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease mbi Sedative Family medicine depression Medicine medicine.symptom business psychological phenomena and processes Regular Articles |
| Zdroj: | Open Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 105-112 (2018) Open Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2391-5463 |
| Popis: | Burnout is a syndrome of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and low personal accomplishment. Little is known about burnout in physicians. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians, and associations between burnout and personal, as well as professional, characteristics. Methods In total, 220 anesthetists and intensive care physicians were contacted by email, asking them to participate in the study. For depression screening the PHQ-2 questionnaire, for problem drinking, CAGE items were used. Burnout was measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results Overall, 34% anesthetists and intensive care physicians indicated high levels of emotional exhaustion, 25% indicated high levels of depersonalization, and 38% showed low personal accomplishment. Burnout was found more frequent among subjects with problem drinking (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.5–6.8), depressiveness (OR 10.2, 95% CI 4.6–22.6), cardiovascular disorders (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.7-7.1), and digestive disorders (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.2–4.0). Some favorite after-work activities positively correlated with burnout, such as sedative medications abuse (OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8–12.5), alcohol abuse (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3–4.5), eating more than usual (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1–3.5), and transferring the accumulated stress to relatives (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.4-5.5). In contrast, reading of non-medical literature seemed to have a protective effect (OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.2–0.9). Conclusions Burnout was highly prevalent among anesthetists and intensive care physicians with two fifths of them meeting diagnostic criteria. It was strongly correlated with problem drinking, depressiveness, cardiovascular and digestive disorders, use of sedatives and overeating. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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