TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout in physicians
T2 - a survey of the Danish society for palliative medicine
AU - Boegelund Kristensen, Tina
AU - Kelstrup Hallas, Mette
AU - Høgsted, Rikke
AU - Groenvold, Mogens
AU - Sjøgren, Per
AU - Marsaa, Kristoffer
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PY - 2024/2/21
Y1 - 2024/2/21
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Burnout, which is a state of prolonged physical and psychological exhaustion, seems to be a prevalent and serious problem among healthcare workers. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of burnout symptoms among members of Danish Society of Palliative Medicine (DSPaM).METHODS: All 160 physician members of DSPaM were invited to a questionnaire survey. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to evaluate and differentiate between personal, work-related and client-related burnout.RESULTS: 76 members responded (47,5%). 51% regularly received supervision. Scores on personal burnout demonstrated that 25% had no symptoms and 55% had symptoms that required attention; however, no respondents needed immediate intervention. Regarding work-related burnout: 40% had no symptoms, 20% had symptoms that needed attention and 3% needed immediate help. Regarding client-related burnout: 65% had no symptoms, 32% had symptoms that needed attention and none needed immediate intervention.CONCLUSIONS: This survey demonstrated a relatively low rate of burnout symptoms among members of the DSPaM. In particular, the client-related burnout score was low, while higher scores were observed in personal and work-related burnout. Despite the relatively low overall levels of burnout, it is notable that about half of the physicians reported personal burnout, which needs to be addressed.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Burnout, which is a state of prolonged physical and psychological exhaustion, seems to be a prevalent and serious problem among healthcare workers. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of burnout symptoms among members of Danish Society of Palliative Medicine (DSPaM).METHODS: All 160 physician members of DSPaM were invited to a questionnaire survey. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to evaluate and differentiate between personal, work-related and client-related burnout.RESULTS: 76 members responded (47,5%). 51% regularly received supervision. Scores on personal burnout demonstrated that 25% had no symptoms and 55% had symptoms that required attention; however, no respondents needed immediate intervention. Regarding work-related burnout: 40% had no symptoms, 20% had symptoms that needed attention and 3% needed immediate help. Regarding client-related burnout: 65% had no symptoms, 32% had symptoms that needed attention and none needed immediate intervention.CONCLUSIONS: This survey demonstrated a relatively low rate of burnout symptoms among members of the DSPaM. In particular, the client-related burnout score was low, while higher scores were observed in personal and work-related burnout. Despite the relatively low overall levels of burnout, it is notable that about half of the physicians reported personal burnout, which needs to be addressed.
KW - Burnout, Professional/epidemiology
KW - Burnout, Psychological
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Palliative Medicine
KW - Physicians/psychology
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003237
DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003237
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34187876
SN - 2045-435X
VL - 14
SP - 52
EP - 55
JO - BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
JF - BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
IS - 1
M1 - e003237
ER -