Physician-Specific Symptoms of Burnout Compared to a Non-Physicians Group

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ID15465299
AutoresHermanas Usas (0000-0002-3556-9454, University of Zurich), Sonja Weilenmann (0000-0002-6910-521X, University of Zurich), Mary Princip (0000-0002-4937-7605, University of Zurich), Walther J Fuchs (0000-0002-2830-8731), Marc van Nuffel, Roland Von Känel (0000-0002-8929-5129, University of Zurich), Tobias R Spiller (0000-0002-0107-0743, University of Zurich, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número3
Páginas2693-2693
Fecha de publicación2023-02-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20032693
PMID36768057
OpenAlexW4319159620
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas10

Physician burnout is a systemic problem in health care due to its high prevalence and its negative impact on professional functioning and individual well-being. While unique aspects of the physician role contributing to the development burnout have been investigated recently, it is currently unclear whether burnout manifests differently in physicians compared to the non-physician working population. We conducted an individual symptom analysis of burnout symptoms comparing a large sample of physicians with a non-physician group. In this cross-sectional online study, burnout was assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey. We matched physicians with non-physicians regarding their age, gender, educational level, occupational status, and total burnout level using a "nearest neighbour matching" procedure. We then conducted a series of between-groups comparisons. Data of 3846 (51.0% women) participants including 641 physicians and 3205 non-physicians were analysed. The most pronounced difference was that physicians were more satisfied with their work performance (medium effect size (r = 0.343). Our findings indicate minor yet significant differences in burnout phenomenology between physicians and non-physicians. This demonstrates unique aspects of physician burnout and implies that such differences should be considered in occupational research among physicians, particularly when developing burnout prevention programs for physicians

Burnout · Emotional exhaustion · Family medicine · Health care · Occupational burnout · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Innovations in Medical Education · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Psychology