National Survey of Burnout and Distress Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout has been linked to poor job satisfaction and increased medical errors, and is prevalent among health care professionals. We sought to characterize burnout and distress among US cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) trainees.

Methods

A 19-question survey was sent to CTS trainees in collaboration with the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association. We queried sociodemographic variables, balance/quality of life, and indicators of depression and regret. We included questions along the emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

Results

The survey was sent to 531 CTS trainees across 76 institutions and there were 108 responses (20.3%). More than 50% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with bala

SUBMITTER: Chow OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7455231 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature