Burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>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.</jats:p><jats:sec id="j_med-2018-0017_s_007_w2aab3b8d451b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa"><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>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.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="j_med-2018-0017_s_008_w2aab3b8d451b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa"><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>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).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="j_med-2018-0017_s_009_w2aab3b8d451b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa"><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>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.</jats:p></jats:sec>

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