Burnout Among Family Physicians by Gender and Age

Objectives: This paper investigates the sense of occupational burnout among people working with older persons in the long-term care sector in relation to their personality traits. The study objective is to examine the correlation between the sense of burnout and personality traits of persons working in the helping professions, the so-called human services. According to researchers, these professionals are susceptible to occupational burnout due to the involvement of their personal emotions in the helping process. Material and Methods: The study encompassed 238 workers employed at care institutions for older people. The authors used a diagnostic survey as the research method, and the following research instruments: the Maslach Burnout Inventory by C. Maslach (to assess an individual's sense of burnout) and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory by P.T. Costa and R.R. McCrae (to assess personality traits). Results: The survey indicates that workers are at risk of occupational burnout, and statistically significant differences have been observed in their sense of burnout depending on their personality traits in all the inventories analyzed: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Conclusions: Since the survey results confirm the differences in the sense of occupational burnout among the respondents with different personality traits, measures should be taken for the prevention and early detection of burnout in workers. For the intervention methods to be effective, workers' personality traits should be taken into account.

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“…among women. The obtained results are consistent with the findings made by other researchers [37,38] (Table 7).…”

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confidence: 93%

Occupational burnout among workers in the long-term care sector in relation to their personality traits

Kanios¹,

Bocheńska-Brandt

2021

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…2,17 Having children at home and work-life integration are two factors commonly identified as contributing to burnout among female physicians, 18,19 causing women to be more likely to reduce work hours to manage caregiving responsibilities. [20][21][22] Similarly, Dyrbye et al reported that physicians younger than 55 had 200% increased risk of burnout compared to physicians older than 55, 23 and a 2020 Medscape survey found that 48% of Generation X clinicians (40-54year-olds) reported burnout, compared to 38% of Millennials and 39% of Baby Boomers. 24 Not surprisingly, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual clinicians and healthcare systems may have influenced burnout.…”

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confidence: 99%

Women, Younger Clinicians’, and Caregivers’ Experiences of Burnout and Well-being During COVID-19 in a US Healthcare System

et al. 2021

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought rapid changes to the work and personal lives of clinicians. Objective To assess clinician burnout and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and guide healthcare system improvement efforts. Design A survey asking about clinician burnout, well-being, and work experiences. Participants Surveys distributed to 8141 clinicians from June to August 2020 in 9 medical groups and 17 hospitals at Sutter Health, a large healthcare system in Northern California. Main Measures Burnout was the primary outcome, and other indicators of well-being and work experience were also measured. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. All statistical inferences were based on weighted estimates adjusting for response bias. Key Results A total of 3176 clinicians (39.0%) responded to the survey. Weighted results showed 29.2% reported burnout, and burnout was more common among women than among men (39.0% vs. 22.7%, p<0.01). In multivariate models, being a woman was associated with increased odds of reporting burnout (OR=2.19, 95% CI: 1.51–3.17) and being 55+ years old with lower odds (OR=0.54, 95% CI: 0.34–0.87). More women than men reported that childcare/caregiving was impacting work (32.9% vs. 19.0%, p<0.01). Even after controlling for age and gender, clinicians who reported childcare/caregiving responsibilities impacted their work had substantially higher odds of reporting burnout (OR=2.19, 95% CI: 1.54–3.11). Other factors associated with higher burnout included worrying about safety at work, being given additional work tasks, concern about losing one’s job, and working in emergency medicine or radiology. Protective factors included believing one’s concerns will be acted upon and feeling highly valued. Conclusions This large survey found the pandemic disproportionally impacted women, younger clinicians, and those whose caregiving responsibilities impacted their work. These results highlight the need for a holistic and targeted strategy for improving clinician well-being that addresses the needs of women, younger clinicians, and those with caregiving responsibilities.

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“…There was no significant difference between male and female doctors in this study, however, most of the other studies showed that female doctors were at higher risk of burnout. In a study among family physicians, the prevalence of burnout was higher in females 21 . According to a systematic review, female physicians were at higher risk of burnout most likely due to difficulties in balancing between work demands and family responsibilities 22 .…”

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Occupational Burnout Among Public Medical Officers During the Early Stage of Covid-19 Pandemic in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Mohammad

Shamsudin

Kamarudin

et al. 2021

MJPHM

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Burnout syndrome has affected many doctors globally, and this problem has caused various negative impacts on public health services such as reduced productivity and reduced quality care of patients. Various factors were associated with burnout among doctors, but the factors vary in different countries. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of burnout among public service medical officers in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, who were involved in combating the Covid-19 outbreaks. A cross-sectional study involving 201 medical officers working in all government hospitals and health clinics was carried out. Using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the prevalence of personal-related and work-related burnout were 61.2% and 48.8% respectively, while the prevalence of client-related burnout was 39.8%. Working in different medical departments and the length of working experience were the significant associated risk factors of burnout among the doctors. Meanwhile, other predictors were found not to be significantly associated with the prevalence of burnout. The prevalence of burnout among medical officers in Kota Kinabalu was relatively high especially among the less experienced doctors and among those who work in surgical based departments, and these issues require multilevel interventions which involve policymakers in the Ministry of Health, organizational and administrative managers at the various health departments and the medical officers themselves.

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Burnout Among Family Physicians by Gender and Age

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Occupational burnout among workers in the long-term care sector in relation to their personality traits

Occupational burnout among workers in the long-term care sector in relation to their personality traits

Women, Younger Clinicians’, and Caregivers’ Experiences of Burnout and Well-being During COVID-19 in a US Healthcare System

Occupational Burnout Among Public Medical Officers During the Early Stage of Covid-19 Pandemic in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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