Comparison of burnout pattern between hospital physicians and family physicians working in Suez Canal University Hospitals

Kotb, Ahmed; Mohamed, Khalid Abdelmoez; Kamel, Mohammed Hbany; Ismail, Mosleh Abdul Rahman; Abdulmajeed, Abdulmajeed Ahmed

doi:10.11604/pamj.2014.18.164.3355

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“…Research conducted in Colombia, involving 106 family doctors, showed a high overall risk of burnout syndrome among family doctors [24]. Kotb and colleagues in their study, which included 171 doctors, demonstrated that hospital doctors suffered significantly more from burnout than family doctors [25]. In our research, family doctors have higher stress levels and all three components of burnout syndrome in relation to the hospital doctors, but not significantly.…”

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The prevalence of stress and burnout syndrome in hospital doctors and family physicians

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“…This may explain the higher inpatient costs among hospital-based physicians. In addition, a previous study showed that the prevalence of burnout in hospital physicians was significantly higher than in family physicians [ 19 ]. Physicians in hospitals are faced with more-complex, more-stressful, and more-irregular patterns of life [ 20 – 22 ].…”

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Healthcare Service Utilization for Practicing Physicians: A Population-Based Study

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BackgroundPhysicians are considered to be the most informed consumers in the use of medical services since they have more information about diseases or medical technology. However, although plenty of researchers have suggested that different medical seeking behavior exists among physicians, very few empirical studies have been conducted to investigate differences in medical utilization between physicians and the general population.ObjectiveWe explored differences in the utilization of healthcare services between physicians and the general population using a population-based dataset.DesignA cross-sectional study.ParticipantsData for this study were sourced from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. We included 1426 physicians and 1426 sex- and age-matched comparison subjects.MethodsWe used Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests to explore differences in variables of healthcare resource utilization between physicians and comparison subjects. We further used Kruskal-Wallis tests to examine differences in variables of healthcare resource utilization between physician practice location and comparison subjects.ResultsWe found that physicians had significantly fewer outpatient visits (13.2 vs. 15.7, p<0.001) and significantly lower outpatient costs (US$477 vs. US$680, p<0.001) than comparison subjects. Furthermore, physicians had lower total health service costs than comparison subjects (US$643 vs. US$1066, p<0.001). This indicates that the mean total health service costs in the year 2010 was 1.66-fold greater for comparison subjects than for physicians. We also found that there were significant differences in the mean number of outpatient services (p<0.001), outpatient costs (p = 0.001), inpatients costs (p = 0.018), and total costs (p = 0.001) among office-based physicians, hospital-based physicians, and comparison subjects. Specifically, Scheffe contrast tests showed that office-based physicians had significantly more outpatient visits (19.3 vs.10.7, p<0.001) and significantly higher outpatient costs (US$656 vs. US$402, p<0.001) than hospital-based physicians.ConclusionsPhysicians had less healthcare utilization than comparison subjects. Furthermore, hospital-based physicians had higher inpatient costs and less outpatient services and costs than office-based physicians.

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“…The study also elucidated variables, some of which are new, that are associated with burnout. There is a wide variation in the reported prevalence of burnout among general pediatricians in various locations, ranging between 18 and 46% [16–18]. The higher estimate of 46% was reported in 2015 in the US [17], where there has been a sharp rise from a previous report of 35% in 2012 [19].…”

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Burnout and intentions to quit the practice among community pediatricians: associations with specific professional activities

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Kushnir

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Isr J Health Policy Res

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BackgroundBurnout is an occupational disease expressed by loss of mental and physical energy due to prolonged and unsuccessful coping with stressors at work. A prior survey among Israeli pediatricians published in 2006 found a correlation between burnout and job structure match, defined as the match between engagement with, and satisfaction from, specific professional activities. The aims of the present study were to characterize the current levels of burnout and its correlates among community pediatricians, to identify changes over time since the prior survey, and to identify professional activities that may reduce burnout.MethodsA questionnaire was distributed among pediatricians both at a medical conference and by a web-based survey.ResultsOf the 518 pediatricians approached, 238 (46%) responded to the questionnaire. High burnout levels were identified in 33% (95% CI:27–39%) of the respondents. Higher burnout prevalence was found among pediatricians who were not board-certified, salaried, younger, and working long hours. The greater the discrepancy between the engagement of the pediatrician and the satisfaction felt in the measured professional activities, the greater was the burnout level (p < 0.01). The following activities were especially associated with burnout: administrative work (frequent engagement, disliked duty) and research and teaching (infrequent engagement, satisfying activities).A comparison of the engagement-satisfaction match between 2006 and 2017 showed that the discrepancy had increased significantly in research (p < 0.001), student tutoring (P < 0.001), continuing medical education and participation in professional conferences (P = 0.0074), management (p = 0.043) and community health promotion (P = 0.006). A significant correlation was found between burnout and thoughts of quitting pediatrics or medicine (p < 0.001).ConclusionsHealthcare managers should encourage diversification of the pediatrician’s job by enabling greater engagement in the identified “anti-burnout” professional activities, such as: participation in professional consultations, management, tutoring students and conducting research.

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Comparison of burnout pattern between hospital physicians and family physicians working in Suez Canal University Hospitals

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

The prevalence of stress and burnout syndrome in hospital doctors and family physicians

The prevalence of stress and burnout syndrome in hospital doctors and family physicians

Healthcare Service Utilization for Practicing Physicians: A Population-Based Study

Burnout and intentions to quit the practice among community pediatricians: associations with specific professional activities

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