Burnout, quality of life and emotional profile in general practitioners and psychiatrists

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Many studies confirm that psychological factors and burnout in physicians are interconnected. It is however not known, whether quality of life is another factor that plays a role in this connection.The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between quality of life and emotional profile with the level of burnout in physicians. PARTICIPANTS: 120 physicians participated in this study, i.e. sixty general practitioners (GPs) and sixty psychiatrists. METHODS:The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were used to measure the job stress. The Quality of Life (QOL) and the Emotions Profile Index (EPI) were used to determine quality of life and emotional profile. Data were analyzed using methods of single and multiple correlation and regression methods. RESULTS: The QOL was higher in psychiatrists as a direct consequence of questions about finances and friendship. Analysis by gender showed that the growth of the burnout risk level (MBI) correlated with the growth of number of women who had stress coping problems. CONCLUSIONS: This research suggests that quality of life and individual factors represent a very significant role in burnout among physicians. Further researches in a bigger sample are required in order to identify key factors of quality of life related to burnout reducing, as well as for improvement of supervision strategies, including more the relevance of psychological profile of physicians.

Personal resilience in psychiatrists: systematic review

“…Of the included studies, 28 were quantitative, [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] two were qualitative, 31,32 one was interventional 41 and two had mixed methodology. 42,43 Countries of origin Studies originated from Australia, 29,40,48,55 New Zealand, 28,31,38,39 the UK, 30,34,43,47 the USA, 24,26,52 Canada, 35,50 Italy, 25,…”

“…27 Several studies involved a combination of countries 40,45,46,49 and six studies did not specify location. 32,37,41,51,53,56 Populations Twenty studies involved psychiatry doctors only, comprising psychiatrists, 25,27,31,32,[37][38][39][40][41][43][44][45]47,48,52 psychiatry trainees 35,42,55 or a combination of both. 24,49 Only three studies provided an indication of subspecialty, including child and adolescent, 36,40 adult 36 and forensic psychiatry.…”

“…The predominant measures were burnout, work-related stress, job satisfaction and well-being. Thirteen studies measured burnout using the MBI, [24][25][26]30,34,36,[38][39][40]44,46,53,54 while others used the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, 29 a tailored burnout questionnaire, 35 and another measuring emotional exhaustion. 56 Work stress was measured by nine of our included studies, utilising several pre-existing scales 37,40,41,43,47 such as the Sources of Stress Questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire.…”

Burnout, Cognitive Overload, and Metacognition in Medicine

“…Factors affecting the phenomenon of physician burnout have been considered in literature, with reported risk factors being younger age, longer working hours with high workload, low job satisfaction, negative or poor personal relationships and interpersonal demands, job insecurity, and female gender, as well as a weak association with specialty [13][14][15]. These findings place physicians in common with other healthcare professions [16][17][18].…”

Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory‐Human Services Survey: A Validation Study among Anesthesiologists from Belgrade Teaching Hospitals

“…Numerous studies have confirmed that physicians and nurses experience very high levels of burnout, dissatisfaction, and work-related stress [2–4]. Burnout contributes to poor health outcomes of health care professionals, both in terms of physical illness and emotional problems [5].…”