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. 2019 May;188(2):355-364.
doi: 10.1007/s11845-018-1886-y. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

Prevalence and co-variates of burnout in consultant hospital doctors: burnout in consultants in Ireland Study (BICDIS)

Fabio Margiotta  1 , Genevieve Crudden  2 , Dara Byrne  2   3 , Anne M Doherty  2   3
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Prevalence and co-variates of burnout in consultant hospital doctors: burnout in consultants in Ireland Study (BICDIS)

Fabio Margiotta et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2019 May.

Abstract

Objectives: Burnout is prevalent among doctors and affects the quality of patient care. Little research on burnout in consultant-level doctors has been done. The objective of this study was to measure burnout in the hospital consultant population in Ireland.

Methods: Surveys were distributed to consultants in Ireland from September to December 2016. The anonymous online survey combined demographic questions and the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey.

Results: Four hundred seventy-seven (22%) consultants completed the survey. Of these, 42% reported high levels of burnout. We found that face-to-face contact with patients, specialty, exercise, remuneration and type of contract influenced burnout levels.

Conclusions: This study demonstrated that over 40% of the consultants studied are affected by burnout. This finding raises concerns for patient safety and standard of care as well as doctors well-being. Interventions to address and minimise burnout are important to guarantee high patient outcomes and retain medical staff.

Keywords: Burnout; Health promotion; Job stress; Organisational stress intervention/prevention; Work-life balance.

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