Occupational burnout among radiographers, sonographers and radiologists in Australia and New Zealand: Findings from a national survey

Introduction Evidence demonstrates that health care professionals are more prone to burnout than other professionals due to the emotionally taxing interactions they have with their patients on a daily basis. The aims of this study were to measure occupational burnout levels among sonographers, radio...

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Published in:Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology 2017-06, Vol.61 (3), p.304-310
Main Authors: Singh, Nabita, Knight, Kellie, Wright, Caroline, Baird, Marilyn, Akroyd, Duane, Adams, Robert D, Schneider, Michal E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Australia - epidemiology
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Depersonalization
Depersonalization - epidemiology
Depersonalization - psychology
Exhaustion
Female
Health care
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
New Zealand - epidemiology
Norms
Patients
Profession
professional burnout
Radiography
radiologist
Radiologists - psychology
sonography
stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Training
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Summary:Introduction Evidence demonstrates that health care professionals are more prone to burnout than other professionals due to the emotionally taxing interactions they have with their patients on a daily basis. The aims of this study were to measure occupational burnout levels among sonographers, radiographers and radiologists and to examine predictors of burnout according to demographic characteristics. Methods A cross‐sectional online survey was administered in 2010 to radiographers, sonographers and radiologists who were members of the following professional bodies: Australian Institute of Radiography, Australian Sonographers Association and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout levels for each profession. Data were analysed using SPSS Ver 20 (IBM, Chicago, IL, USA) statistical software. Results A total of 613 radiographers, 121 sonographers and 35 radiologists participated in the survey. Radiographers, sonographers and radiologists had a high mean (±SD) burnout score for emotional exhaustion (39.9 ± 8.5, 42.2 ± 8.5 and 44.9 ± 7.1 respectively) and depersonalization (18.9 ± 5.5, 20.3 ± 5.8 and 20.6 ± 5.6) compared to MBI norms. Radiographers also had low personal achievement (30.8 ± 5.5) compared to MBI norms. Radiographers and sonographers who were male, worked >10 hours overtime and spent
ISSN:1754-9477
1754-9485
DOI:10.1111/1754-9485.12547