Burnout Rate and Risk Factors among Anesthesiologists in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physician burnout, widespread across medicine, is linked to poorer physician quality of life and reduced quality of care. Data on prevalence of and risk factors for burnout among anesthesiologists are limited. The objective of the current study was to improve understanding of burnout in anesthesiologists, identify workplace and personal factors associated with burnout among anesthesiologists, and quantify their strength of association.

Methods

During March 2020, the authors surveyed member anesthesiologists of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey. Additional survey questions queried workplace and personal factors. The primary research question was to assess rates of high risk for

SUBMITTER: Afonso AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9430843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature