An exploration of burnout and resilience among emergency physicians at three teaching hospitals in the English-speaking Caribbean: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is common among doctors working in emergency departments. It has significant consequences and is multifactorial. Self-care and resilience tendencies may contribute to being burnt out, or not. This study explores burnout and resilience amongst physicians working in Caribbean emergency departments.

Methods

Data were collected from 111 participants using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Resilience Scale-14 (RS14) as measures of burnout and resilience, respectively. Questions collected data on participant demographics and characteristics related to self-care. The associations between demographic characteristics and total burnout and resilience scales were explored.

Findings

Among participants, 88.6% had medium to high range emotional exhausti

SUBMITTER: Lovell LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature