{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["68(9)"],"submitter":["Jeong SI"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Pediatric cardiologists (PCs) and pediatric cardiac surgeons (PedCSs) in Korea face growing workforce shortages due to declining birth rates, decreasing interest among trainees, and increasing burnout.<h4>Purpose</h4>This study investigated the working conditions, job satisfaction, and burnout levels among Korean PCs and PedCSs.<h4>Methods</h4>In June 2023, the Korean Pediatric Heart Society distributed a structured questionnaire via email to 149 members actively practicing pediatric cardiac care (115 PCs, 34 PedCSs). Responses from 122 members were analyzed. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with burnout (P<0.05).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 122 physicians (96 PCs, 26 PedCSs) completed the survey (response rat"],"journal":["Clinical and experimental pediatrics"],"pagination":["732-741"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12409189"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Unsustainable and overworked: unpacking the challenges faced by pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in Korea."],"pmcid":["PMC12409189"],"pubmed_authors":["Yun SW","Han MY","Cha SG","Kim SH","Lee SY","Lee CH","Kim GB","Jeong SI","Na JY","Choi KH","Eun LY","Shin HJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Unsustainable and overworked: unpacking the challenges faced by pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in Korea.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Pediatric cardiologists (PCs) and pediatric cardiac surgeons (PedCSs) in Korea face growing workforce shortages due to declining birth rates, decreasing interest among trainees, and increasing burnout.<h4>Purpose</h4>This study investigated the working conditions, job satisfaction, and burnout levels among Korean PCs and PedCSs.<h4>Methods</h4>In June 2023, the Korean Pediatric Heart Society distributed a structured questionnaire via email to 149 members actively practicing pediatric cardiac care (115 PCs, 34 PedCSs). Responses from 122 members were analyzed. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with burnout (P<0.05).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 122 physicians (96 PCs, 26 PedCSs) completed the survey (response rat","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-05-29T19:44:32.625Z","creation":"2026-04-08T05:51:05.102Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12409189","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40776611"],"doi":["10.3345/cep.2025.01123"]}}