Meta-Analysis of Surgeon Burnout Syndrome and Specialty Differences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Surgeon burnout compromises the quality of life of physicians and the delivery of care to patients. Burnout rates and interpretation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) complicates the interpretation of surgeon burnout. The purpose of this study is to apply a standardized interpretation of severe surgeon burnout termed, "burnout syndrome" to analyze inherent variation within surgical specialties.

Design

A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and EMBASE to identify studies reporting MBI data by surgical specialty. Data extraction was performed to isolate surgeon specific data.

Setting

A meta-analysis was performed.

Results

A total of 16 cross-sectional studies were included in this meta-analysis, totaling 3581 subjects

SUBMITTER: Bartholomew AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6110990 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature