A national study of burnout, psychosocial work environment, and moral distress among neurosurgical doctors in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is a condition of mental, emotional, and physical enervation affecting personnel working in human services and has been reported high among neurosurgical doctors. However, previous burnout reports are based on low response rates and measured by the Maslach Burnout inventory, which for several reasons has proven problematic. Burnout has not previously been investigated among neurosurgical doctors in Denmark. With this study we measure the prevalence of burnout among neurosurgical doctors in Denmark with sustainable methodology and a clinically relevant burnout interpretation.

Methods

Burnout was measured among neurosurgical doctors in Denmark using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) consisting of three subscales measuring personal burnout, work-related

SUBMITTER: Jensen TSR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850451 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature