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Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk
Background: Burnout and physician wellness are becoming increasingly topical. While some surveys have been performed with South African anaesthesiologists, these have been conducted in limited samples. While Burnout is often measured, there is a paucity of research on contributory risk and protectiv...
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| author | Groenewald, Michael Burger |
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| description | Background: Burnout and physician wellness are becoming increasingly topical. While some surveys have been performed with South African anaesthesiologists, these have been conducted in limited samples. While Burnout is often measured, there is a paucity of research on contributory risk and protective factors. Method: A contextual, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and the Areas of Work-Life Survey (AWS) were used to assess Burnout and contributory organizational risk factors amongst state-employed anaesthesiologists working at Groote Schuur Hospital. Results: Out of a possible 127 members of staff (Medical officers, Registrars and Consultants), 81 responded with 75 completing the full survey (59% response rate). Only 4% of respondents were classified as “burnt out”, defined as scoring 8 high in all three domains of Burnout: High Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization and Low Personal Accomplishment. However, 67% of respondents scored high for at least one of the components of Burnout, indicating the majority of the respondents are at risk for developing clinically significant Burnout. The Areas of Work-Life survey showed that respondents found their workload inappropriate. However, responses for the categories of Control, Reward, Community, Fairness and Values were all in the acceptable range. Conclusion: While the overall rate of Burnout was low, the majority of respondents were at risk of developing Burnout. High perceived workload appeared to be a particular contributory factor. Protection against Burnout in this group may be provided by a combination of few organisational risk factors together with feelings of personal accomplishment. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/33704 Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk Groenewald, Michael Burger Van, Nugteren Janieke Burnout anaesthesiologists emotional exhaustion depersonalization personal accomplishment Background: Burnout and physician wellness are becoming increasingly topical. While some surveys have been performed with South African anaesthesiologists, these have been conducted in limited samples. While Burnout is often measured, there is a paucity of research on contributory risk and protective factors. Method: A contextual, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and the Areas of Work-Life Survey (AWS) were used to assess Burnout and contributory organizational risk factors amongst state-employed anaesthesiologists working at Groote Schuur Hospital. Results: Out of a possible 127 members of staff (Medical officers, Registrars and Consultants), 81 responded with 75 completing the full survey (59% response rate). Only 4% of respondents were classified as “burnt out”, defined as scoring 8 high in all three domains of Burnout: High Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization and Low Personal Accomplishment. However, 67% of respondents scored high for at least one of the components of Burnout, indicating the majority of the respondents are at risk for developing clinically significant Burnout. The Areas of Work-Life survey showed that respondents found their workload inappropriate. However, responses for the categories of Control, Reward, Community, Fairness and Values were all in the acceptable range. Conclusion: While the overall rate of Burnout was low, the majority of respondents were at risk of developing Burnout. High perceived workload appeared to be a particular contributory factor. Protection against Burnout in this group may be provided by a combination of few organisational risk factors together with feelings of personal accomplishment. 2021-08-05T07:58:29Z 2021-08-05T07:58:29Z 2021 2021-08-05T07:57:22Z Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33704 eng application/pdf Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences |
| spellingShingle | Burnout anaesthesiologists emotional exhaustion depersonalization personal accomplishment Groenewald, Michael Burger Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
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| title | Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| title_full | Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| title_fullStr | Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| title_short | Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| title_sort | are groote schuur hospital anaesthesiologist burnt out a cross sectional study of prevalence and risk |
| topic | Burnout anaesthesiologists emotional exhaustion depersonalization personal accomplishment |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33704 |
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