Burnout among Radiologists in Korea: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Remedies

Abstract

영상의학과 의사의 탈진은 최근 이슈로 부각되고 있으며 의사 본인의 건강 문제뿐만 아니라 환자 진료에 악영향을 미칠 수 있어 환자 안전을 위협할 수 있다. 우리나라 대형병원에 근무하는 전문의의 약 84%에서 한 번 이상 탈진을 경험하였다고 응답하였다. 이를 극복하기 위해서는, 적절한 업무량의 확보뿐만 아니라, 전문가로서의 역할을 할 수 있도록 워크플로우의 개선, 마지막으로 업무-휴식 간의 밸런스를 확보할 수 있도록 해야 한다.

Job stress and burnout affecting the mental health of Korean medical faculty members: constructing causality among latent variables

“…It is essential to identify the mediating effect of burnout, as it is possible to intervene not only in job stress but also in burnout to prevent the adverse mental health of medical faculty members. Therefore, it needs prevention strategies to minimize burnout as well as job stress, such as proper work schedule, reduced workloads, recruitment of more faculty members and at institutional and organizational levels, regular exercise, counseling and psychological health services, and social support at the individual level [ 4 , 6 , 20 ]. Medical faculty members should take active and adaptive coping skills to reduce burnout and should avoid maladaptive coping strategies such as self-blame and denial [ 11 ].…”