Incidence and Factors Associated with Burnout in Anesthesiology: A Systematic Review

Background. Burnout syndrome has reached epidemic levels among physicians (reported around 50%). Anesthesiology is among the most stressful medical disciplines but there is paucity of literature as compared with others. Analysis of burnout is essential because it is associated with safety and qualit...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-10
Main Authors: Maybauer, Marc O., Arcadipane, Antonio, Palumbo, Gaetano J., Santonocito, Cristina, Foresta, Grazia, Noto, Alberto, Sanfilippo, Filippo, Maybauer, Dirk M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiology
Burn out (Psychology)
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - physiopathology
Careers
Children
Consultants
Critical care
Emergency medical care
Epidemics
Health aspects
Humans
Incidence
Intensive care
Medical personnel
Occupational health
Physicians
Practice
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Psychological aspects
Review
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Statistics
Studies
Systematic review
Workers
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Summary:Background. Burnout syndrome has reached epidemic levels among physicians (reported around 50%). Anesthesiology is among the most stressful medical disciplines but there is paucity of literature as compared with others. Analysis of burnout is essential because it is associated with safety and quality of care. We summarize evidence on burnout in anesthesiology. Methods. We conducted a systematic review (MEDLINE up to 30.06.2017). We included studies reporting burnout in anesthesiology with no restriction on role or screening test used. Results. Fifteen surveys/studies described burnout in anesthesiology, including different workers profiles (nurses, residents, consultants, and directors). All studies used the Maslach Burnout Inventory test but with significant differences for risk stratification. Burnout prevalence greatly varied across studies (10%–41% high risk, up to 59% at least moderate risk). Factors most consistently associated with burnout were strained working pattern, working as younger consultant, and having children. There was no consistent relationship between burnout and hospital characteristics, gender, or marital status. Conclusions. Burnout prevalence among anesthesiologists is relatively high across career stages, and some risk factors are reported frequently. However, the small number of studies as well as the large differences in their methodology and in reporting approach warrants further research in this field.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2017/8648925