Therapeutic implications of prevalence and predictor risk factors for burn out syndrome in Egyptian dermatologists: A cross sectional study

Abstract

Burnout among physicians and dermatologists is gaining a wide attention in the recent decade. The aim of this cross sectional study was to assess the prevalence and predicting factors for burnout among Egyptian dermatologists. A cross sectional study was designed and data were collected using structured open access survey. A total of 144 dermatologists completed the full questionnaire. The majority of dermatologists completing the survey 85 (59%) were between 30 and 40 years age group while those above 50 years of age represented a minority 10 (6.9%). The Mean score of emotional exhaustion was 29.24 ± 12.73 (high) while that of personal accomplishment was 29.14 ± 9.24 (moderate) and for depersonalization was 10.07 ± 6.46 (moderate). We demonstrated high burnout prevalence among Egyptian dermatologist that needs to be further verified by other randomized studies. Being a resident dermatologist living in a rural locality and with more than 8 daily working hours were significant predictors of increased burnout rates.

Implication of COVID‐19 on the mental health of Egyptian dermatologists: A cross‐sectional study

“…15 Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, the rates stress-related burnout among Egyptian dermatologists have climbed due to increased emotional demands including increased patient deaths, lack of feelings of control, personal blame for inability to do more for patients, increased work hours, and increased emotional stress within their support system. 24 With no exact fig-…”

“…6 Questions 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 17, and 21 formed the depression subscale. According to the scores, depression was divided into either normal (0-9), mild (10)(11)(12)(13), moderate (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), severe (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27), or extremely severe (28-42). Questions 2, 4, 7, 9, 15, 19, and 20 formed the anxiety subscale.…”

“…Questions 1,6,8,11,12,14,and 18 formed the stress subscale. According to the scores, stress was divided into either normal (0-14), mild (15)(16)(17)(18), moderate (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), severe (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33), or extremely severe (34-42). In the present study used the following cutoffs, depression ≥10; anxiety ≥7 and stress ≥14.…”