Evaluation of physician burnout at a major trauma centre using the Copenhagen burnout inventory: cross-sectional observa
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Evaluation of physician burnout at a major trauma centre using the Copenhagen burnout inventory: cross-sectional observational study Benjamin Caesar 1 & Ahmed Barakat 1 & Catherine Bernard 2 & Donna Butler 3,4 Received: 17 January 2020 / Accepted: 27 March 2020 # Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 2020
Abstract Background Healthcare workers are susceptible to burnout owing to the demanding nature of their profession. The sequela of this is an increased incidence of medical errors and decreased job satisfaction. Aims This study aimed to assess the degree of burnout among physicians of different grades and specialties in a major trauma centre. Methods This study was performed in a UK tertiary trauma centre (Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals) in which 165 doctors from four medical specialties working with acute admissions were given the Copenhagen burnout inventory questionnaire via email and responses were received anonymously. Mean scores were calculated, and a two-tailed P test was performed to assess for statistically significant difference between patient- and work-related factors. Results The response rate was 77.57% (n = 165). General surgeons had the highest total burnout mean score of 50.00 with an SD of 12.78 followed by emergency medicine, acute medicine and finally orthopaedics. Junior doctors had an overall score of 53.42 with a standard deviation of 5.21, followed by consultants and registrars. The total burnout scores showed that 7.0% (n = 9) had low burnout scores while 56.3% (n = 72) had moderate burnout and 36.7% (n = 47) had high burnout scores. A two-tailed P test revealed a statistically significant difference between the work-related and patient-related subscales (P < 0.0001). Conclusions Ninety-three percent of responders demonstrated either moderate or high levels of burnout in this study. Workrelated factors appeared to contribute more to occurrence of burnout rather than the patient-related or doctor-patient interactions. Keywords Burnout . Copenhagen burnout inventory . Maslach burnout inventory . Physician
* Ahmed Barakat [email protected]; [email protected] Benjamin Caesar [email protected] Catherine Bernard [email protected] Donna Butler [email protected] 1
Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK
2
Emergency Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK
3
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK
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United Kingdom Counselling & Psychotherapy (UKCP), Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education (IATE), London, UK
Introduction Healthcare workers are among those exposed to high levels of stress at work due to the demanding virtue of their profession and hence are more susceptible to burnout syndrome [1–3]. The causes of the high prevalence of burnout syndrome in healthcare workers could be attributed to the doctor-patient interactions
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