Multicenter Study

. 2017 Jul 1;28(7):1590-1596.

doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx196.

Professional burnout in European young oncologists: results of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Young Oncologists Committee Burnout Survey

S Banerjee¹, R Califano², J Corral³, E de Azambuja⁴, L De Mattos-Arruda⁵, V Guarneri⁶, M Hutka⁷, K Jordan⁸, E Martinelli⁹, G Mountzios¹⁰, M A Ozturk¹¹, M Petrova¹², S Postel-Vinay¹³, M Preusser¹⁴, C Qvortrup¹⁵, M N M Volkov¹⁶, J Tabernero⁵, D Olmos^{17

18}, M H Strijbos¹⁹

Affiliations

¹ Gynaecology Unit Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Cancer Research, London.
² Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Medical Oncology 2 and Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
⁷ NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁹ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Medical Oncology, University of Athens School of Medicine Clinical Therapeutics, Athens, Greece.
¹¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹² Department of Medical Oncology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
¹³ Drug Development Unit, (DITEP), Gustave Roussy, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France.
¹⁴ Department of Medicine I, Vienna General Hospital (AKH) - Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
¹⁵ Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁶ Oncology Department, Diagnostic Treatment Centre of International Institute of Biological Systems Dr. Sergey Berezin, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
¹⁷ Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit, CNIO - Spanish National Cancer Research Center, Madrid.
¹⁸ Genitourinary Cancer Research Unit, Medical Oncology Department, CNIO-IBIMA Hospitales Universitarios Virgen de la Victoria y Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
¹⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, AZ KLINA, Iridium Cancer Network, Brasschaat, Belgium.

PMID: 28449049
PMCID: PMC5834057
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx196

Multicenter Study

Professional burnout in European young oncologists: results of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Young Oncologists Committee Burnout Survey

S Banerjee et al. Ann Oncol. 2017.

. 2017 Jul 1;28(7):1590-1596.

doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx196.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Gynaecology Unit Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Cancer Research, London.
² Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Medical Oncology 2 and Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
⁷ NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁹ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Medical Oncology, University of Athens School of Medicine Clinical Therapeutics, Athens, Greece.
¹¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹² Department of Medical Oncology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
¹³ Drug Development Unit, (DITEP), Gustave Roussy, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France.
¹⁴ Department of Medicine I, Vienna General Hospital (AKH) - Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
¹⁵ Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁶ Oncology Department, Diagnostic Treatment Centre of International Institute of Biological Systems Dr. Sergey Berezin, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
¹⁷ Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit, CNIO - Spanish National Cancer Research Center, Madrid.
¹⁸ Genitourinary Cancer Research Unit, Medical Oncology Department, CNIO-IBIMA Hospitales Universitarios Virgen de la Victoria y Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
¹⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, AZ KLINA, Iridium Cancer Network, Brasschaat, Belgium.

PMID: 28449049
PMCID: PMC5834057
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx196

Abstract

Background: Burnout in health care professionals could have serious negative consequences on quality of patient care, professional satisfaction and personal life. Our aim was to investigate the burnout prevalence, work and lifestyle factors potentially affecting burnout amongst European oncologists ≤40 (YOs).

Methods: A survey was conducted using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and additional questions exploring work/lifestyle factors. Statistical analyses were carried out to identify factors associated with burnout.

Results: Total of 737 surveys (all ages) were collected from 41 European countries. Countries were divided into six regions. Results from 595 (81%) YOs were included (81% medical oncologists; 52% trainees, 62% women). Seventy-one percent of YOs showed evidence of burnout (burnout subdomains: depersonalization 50%; emotional exhaustion 45; low accomplishment 35%). Twenty-two percent requested support for burnout during training and 74% reported no hospital access to support services. Burnout rates were significantly different across Europe (P < 0.0001). Burnout was highest in central European (84%) and lowest in Northern Europe (52%). Depersonalization scores were higher in men compared with women (60% versus 45% P = 0.0001) and low accomplishment was highest in the 26-30 age group (P < 0.01). In multivariable linear regression analyses, European region, work/life balance, access to support services, living alone and inadequate vacation time remained independent burnout factors (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: This is the largest burnout survey in European Young Oncologists. Burnout is common amongst YOs and rates vary across Europe. Achieving a good work/life balance, access to support services and adequate vacation time may reduce burnout levels. Raising awareness, support and interventional research are needed.

Keywords: European; burnout; work-life balance; young oncologists.

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Burnout scores in European regions. Burnout rate defines as high score EE, DEP and/or low PA.

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Comment in

Can we trust burnout research?
Bianchi R, Schonfeld IS, Laurent E. Bianchi R, et al. Ann Oncol. 2017 Sep 1;28(9):2320-2321. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx267. Ann Oncol. 2017. PMID: 28520921 No abstract available.
Burnout among young European oncologists: a call for action.
Blanchard P. Blanchard P. Ann Oncol. 2017 Jul 1;28(7):1414-1415. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx256. Ann Oncol. 2017. PMID: 28863448 No abstract available.
Reply to the letter to the editor 'Can we trust burnout research?' by Bianchi et al.
Banerjee S, Preusser M, Tabernero J, Strijbos M. Banerjee S, et al. Ann Oncol. 2017 Oct 1;28(10):2625-2626. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx329. Ann Oncol. 2017. PMID: 28961831 No abstract available.

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