Assessing Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Breast Surgery: Results From a National Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons

Zhang, Jennifer Q.; Riba, Luis; Magrini, Leo; Fleishman, Aaron; Ukandu, Promise O.; Alapati, Amulya; Shanafelt, Tait D.; James, Ted A.

doi:10.1245/s10434-019-07532-3

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“…This response rate is higher compared with other online questionnaires distributed to members of national professional organizations (e.g., 13.0-17.5%; Veronneau et al 2012;Yetter and Capaccioli 2010) and similar to prior SPR surveys. Further, it is comparable to a recent survey of all members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (Zhang et al 2019). All but 20 respondents indicated that they were a member of SPR at the time they took the questionnaire (94.2%).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…However, given the variability in interest across topics, it is likely that respondents represented a broad cross section of SPR members and did not pull from one group more than others. Relatedly, although 28% participation is higher than or comparable with similar surveys (Veronneau et al 2012;Yetter and Capaccioli 2010;Zhang et al 2019), other procedures may help increase participation.…”

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confidence: 81%

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The Society for Prevention Research 20 Years Later: a Summary of Training Needs

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The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) aims to continually provide relevant professional development training opportunities to advance scientific investigation of ways to improve the health, well-being, and social and educational outcomes of individuals and communities. Our study, led by the Training Needs Assessment Task Force, designed a quantitative questionnaire informed by semistructured, qualitative interviews of 13 key prevention science informants. The questionnaire was deployed to all SPR members, of which 347 completed it. Questions about training topics were asked along 8 categories: (1) theory; (2) preventive interventions; (3) research methods, design, and evaluation; (4) teaching and mentoring; (5) practical and interpersonal skills; (6) communication; (7) project management; and (8) data analysis. Across all categories, respondents reported a high level of interest in receiving training: more than 80% were interested in training in data analytic methods; about 70% indicated interest in theory, preventive interventions, and research methods, design, and evaluation; about 65% were interested in at least 1 communication and project management topic; and 60% showed interest in at least 1 practical and interpersonal skills topic. Training-related interests varied across career level and race/ethnicity, with early-career individuals and people of color typically indicating the most interest. Participants were most likely to endorse self-initiated learning and webinars. SPR preconference training workshops were strongly endorsed for data analysis and preventive intervention topics. Recommendations from our study include a need for SPR to more strongly support self-initiated learning opportunities and continue preconference training programs, with special focuses in statistical methods and preventive interventions and regular assessment of members' training preferences.

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“…( Balch and Shanafelt, 2011 , Rath et al, 2015 , West et al, 2016 ) Physicians with high PF have higher scores on quality-of-life indicators than do other physicians. ( Trockel et al, 2018 , Zhang et al, 2019 , Burns et al, 2021 ) Wellness interventions aimed to combat physician BO and increase career satisfaction include work hour reductions, mindfulness workshops, cognitive behavioral therapies, resiliency trainings, or positive psychology interventions. ( West et al, 2016 , Carr et al, 2021 ) However, BO and PF remain difficult to tackle among medical providers.…”

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Adaptive and maladaptive humor styles are closely associated with burnout and professional fulfillment in members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Wang

Godecker

Rose

2022

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

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“…The response rate and sample size may have limited this analysis by introducing response bias; however, the participation rate was higher than many other national studies of physicians. 2,30,52,53 Perhaps with a larger sample size, additional risk factors would have borne out as significant with risk adjustment. This survey represents only a snapshot of distress factors at a specific time.…”

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Vascular surgeon wellness and burnout: A report from the Society for Vascular Surgery Wellness Task Force

Wohlauer

Hallbeck

Halloran

et al. 2021

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Introduction: Physician burnout has been linked to medical errors, decreased patient satisfaction, and decreased career longevity. In light of the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease, vascular surgeon burnout presents a legitimate public health concern owing to the impact on the adequacy of the vascular surgery workforce. The aims of this study were to define the prevalence of burnout among practicing vascular surgeons and identify factors that contribute to burnout to facilitate future Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) initiatives to mitigate this crisis.Methods: In 2018, active SVS members were surveyed electronically and confidentially using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The survey was tailored to explore specialty-specific issues, and to capture demographic and practice-related characteristics. Emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) were analyzed as dimensions of burnout. Consistent with convention, surgeons with a high score on the DP and/or EE subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory were considered to have at least one manifestation of professional burnout. Risk factors associated with symptoms of burnout were identified using bivariate analyses (c 2 , Kruskal-Wallis). Multivariate logistic regression models were developed to identify independent risk factors for burnout.Results: Of 2905 active SVS members, 960 responded to the survey (34% participation rate). After excluding retired surgeons and incomplete submissions, responses from 872 practicing vascular surgeons were analyzed. The mean age was 49.7 6 11.0 years; the majority of respondents (81%) were male. Primary practice settings were academic (40%), community practice (41%), veteran's hospital (3.3%), active military practice (1.5%), or other. Years in practice averaged 15.7 6 11.7. Overall, 41% of respondents had at least one symptoms of burnout (ie, high EE and/or high DP), 37% endorsed symptoms of depression in the past month, and 8% indicated they had considered suicide in the last 12 months. In unadjusted analysis, factors significantly associated with burnout (P < .05) included clinical work hours, on-call frequency, electronic medical record and documentation requirements, work-home conflict, and work-related physical pain. On multivariate analysis, age, work-related physical pain and work-home conflict were independent predictors for burnout.Conclusions: Symptoms of burnout and depression are common among vascular surgeons. Advancing age, work-related physical pain, and work-home conflict are independent predictors for burnout among vascular surgeons. Efforts to promote vascular surgeon well-being must address specialty-specific challenges, including the high prevalence of workhome conflict and occupational factors that contribute to work-related pain.

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Assessing Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Breast Surgery: Results From a National Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons

Cited by 21 publications

References 37 publications

The Society for Prevention Research 20 Years Later: a Summary of Training Needs

The Society for Prevention Research 20 Years Later: a Summary of Training Needs

Adaptive and maladaptive humor styles are closely associated with burnout and professional fulfillment in members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Vascular surgeon wellness and burnout: A report from the Society for Vascular Surgery Wellness Task Force

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