Trend of burnout among Swiss doctors

Arigoni, Flavia; Bovier, Patrick A.; Sappino, André‐Pascal

doi:10.4414/smw.2010.13070

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“…Like in other studies conducted on the population of doctors from primary health care service [25,37], in our investigation the domain of emotional exhaustion was the most prominent among Non-Balint participants. In a study conducted in the Netherlands [38], the percentage of doctors with a high level of emotional exhaustion was smaller compared to our Non-Balint sample (7%:45%), also depersonalization (11%:20%) and for reduced personal accomplishment was almost the same (22%:21.4%) [38].…”

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Is Balint training associated with the reduced burnout among primary health care doctors?

Stojanović-Tasić¹,

Latas

Milošević³

et al. 2018

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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The aim of our study was to examine whether the participation in Balint group is associated with the reducing burnout syndrome among primary health care doctors. This investigation was conducted on a population of 210 doctors employed in primary health centers in Belgrade. Out of 210 doctors, 70 have completed Balint training for a period of at least 1 year, whereas 140 doctors have never attended this training (the Non-Balint group). The level of burnout among physicians was assessed with the Serbian translation of the original 22-item version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey which defines burnout in relation to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. We found that 45.0% of the Non-Balint participants and 7.1% of the Balint-trained participants responded with symptoms of high level of emotional exhaustion, with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). In relation to depersonalization, 20% of the Non-Balint subjects were highly depersonalized compared to 4.4% of the Balint-trained subjects, with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). Regarding the personal accomplishment, 21.4% of the Non-Balint subjects and 7.1% of the Balint-trained subjects had a perception of low personal accomplishment, with a statistical significance (p < 0.001). In the multiple ordinal logistic model, with emotional exhaustion as a dependent variable, statistically significant predictor was female gender (OR = 2.51; p = 0.021), while Balint training was obtained as a protective factor (OR = 0.12; p < 0.001). Non-specialists were detected as a risk factor for depersonalization (OR = 2.14; p = 0.026) while Balint group was found as a protective factor (OR = 0.10; p < 0.001), according to the multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis.Regarding the reduced personal accomplishment, our results indicated that nonspecialists were at risk for this subdimension (OR = 2.09; p = 0.025), whereas Balint participants were protected (OR = 0.18; p < 0.001). Participation in Balint groups is associated with the reduced burnout syndrome among primary health care doctors

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confidence: 68%

Is Balint training associated with the reduced burnout among primary health care doctors?

Stojanović-Tasić¹,

Latas

Milošević³

et al. 2018

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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“…We observed a strong rate of burnout (67%) as indicated by high scores for Emotional Exhaustion (EE) and/or depersonalisation (DP) in a questionnaire. This rate is higher than some earlier reported burnout scores ranging from 30% to 45% [12,17]. At an academic faculty, burnout rates around 34% having high scores on EE and/or DP subscales observed by Shanafeld et al [13] are considerable lower than those in our study group.…”

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“…A few studies have examined the impact of having children on burnout symptomatology with conflicting results. No relationship was observed between children and burnout in faculty physicians from a department of internal medicine [11] or in a Swiss cross-sectional study of primary care physicians [12], while a study investigating a large number of US surgeons reported that those with children had a significantly lower burnout risk [13].…”

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Children Lower the Probability of Burnout in Physicians

Buehrsch¹

2012

J Depress Anxiety

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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of burnout in a large population of university physicians regardless of individual medical specialisations and to search for preventive factors that may reduce the risk for burnout. AbstractObject: Burnout is an increasing problem, and specifically physician burnout is widely discussed as a serious risk factor for mental and physical health disorders. Therefore in this study we investigated the prevalence of burnout in a large population of university physicians regardless of individual medical specialisations and searched for preventive factors that may reduce the risk for burnout.Methods: A total of 702 physicians aged 25-68 (mean 36 yrs of age) at a university hospital were examined using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Demographic data, increased workload during the past year, and the prevalence of sick leave due to stress as one additional indicator of burnout or moreover as a consequence of burnout symptomatology were collected by a computer-based online survey.Results: Overall, 51.4% of physicians reported high emotional exhaustion (EE) and 53.8% reported high ratings of depersonalisation (DP) in spite of an overall high rate of personal accomplishment. Sick leave due to work overload was reported by 20.2%; Chi 2 tests reveal that physicians with high values of EE (values above or equal to 27) or high scores of DP (values above or equal to 10) reported a significantly higher rate of sick leave. T-tests indicate that physicians with children showed significantly lower levels of EE and DP. However, subgroup analysis revealed that only male physicians with children demonstrated significantly lower levels of EE while females did not. DP values were again lower for male and female physicians with children. Conclusion:Burnout is a very common phenomenon in academic hospitals and physicians without children are at the highest risk.

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“…The worsening of working conditions is also a contributory factor to the increasing burnout rates of doctors. Arigoni et al (2010) found that the burnout level among Swiss doctors has increased throughout the country over the past decade. Overall, general practitioners are considered to be at increased risk of experiencing stress-related suffering compared to other medical specialists.…”

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Individual Responsibility and Community Solidarity — The Swiss Health Care System

Biller‐Andorno

Zeltner

2015

N Engl J Med

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Trend of burnout among Swiss doctors

Abstract: Burnout levels among Swiss doctors have increased over the last decade, in particular among French-speaking doctors.

Cited by 75 publications

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Is Balint training associated with the reduced burnout among primary health care doctors?

Is Balint training associated with the reduced burnout among primary health care doctors?

Children Lower the Probability of Burnout in Physicians

Individual Responsibility and Community Solidarity — The Swiss Health Care System

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