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A national study of burnout and spiritual health in UK general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the burnout and spiritual health of general practitioners (GPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) who worked during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Design

Online survey, April/May 2021, distributed via emails to general practices, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Health boards, Clinical Research Networks, professional groups, social media GP groups and networks.

Setting

United Kingdom.

Participants

1318 GPs who had worked in the National Health Service (NHS) during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 -May 2021).

Main outcome measures

Burnout scores, measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) for Medical Personnel; spiritual health, measured using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being, Non-Illness (FACIT-SP-NI).

Results

19% of surveyed GPs were at the highest risk for burnout, using accepted MBI 'cut off' levels. There was no evidence of a difference in burnout by gender, ethnicity, or length of service. GP burnout was associated with GP spiritual health, regardless of identification with a religion. GPs with low spiritual health were five times more likely to be in the highest risk group for burnout.

Conclusions

Burnout is at crisis levels amongst GPs in the UK NHS. A comprehensive response is required, identifying protective and precipitating factors for burnout. The potentially protective impact of spiritual health merits further investigation.

SUBMITTER: Whitehead IO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A national study of burnout and spiritual health in UK general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whitehead Ishbel Orla IO Moffatt Suzanne S Jagger Carol C Hanratty Barbara B

PloS one 20221102 11

<h4>Objectives</h4>To quantify the burnout and spiritual health of general practitioners (GPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) who worked during the Covid-19 Pandemic.<h4>Design</h4>Online survey, April/May 2021, distributed via emails to general practices, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Health boards, Clinical Research Networks, professional groups, social media GP groups and networks.<h4>Setting</h4>United Kingdom.<h4>Participants</h4>1318 GPs who had worked in the National Health Service (N ...[more]

PMID: 36322555

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Dataset Information

A national study of burnout and spiritual health in UK general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

Design

Setting

Participants

Main outcome measures

Results

Conclusions

Publications

A national study of burnout and spiritual health in UK general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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