Burnout syndrome among non-consultant hospital doctors in Ireland: relationship with self-reported patient care.
Int J Qual Health Care
; 29(5): 679-684, 2017 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Intensive workload and limited training opportunities for Irish non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) has a negative effect on their health and well-being, and can result in burnout. Burnout affects physician performance and can lead to medical errors. This study examined the prevalence of burnout syndrome among Irish NCHDs and its association with self-reported medical error and poor quality of patient care.METHODS:
A cross-sectional quantitative survey-based design.SETTING:
All teaching hospitals affiliated with University College Cork.PARTICIPANTS:
NCHDs of all grades and specialties. INTERVENTION(S) The following instruments were completed by allparticipants:
Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey (MBI-HSS), assessing three categories of burnout syndrome Emotional exhaustion (EE), Personal Achievement (PA) and Depersonalization (DP); questions related to self-reported medical errors/poor patient care quality and socio-demographic information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Self-reported measures of burnout and poor quality of patient care.RESULTS:
Prevalence of burnout among physicians (n = 265) was 26.4%. There was a significant gender difference for EE and DP, but none for PA. A positive weak correlation was observed between EE and DP with medical error or poor patient care. A negative association was reported between PA and medical error and reduced quality of patient care.CONCLUSIONS:
Burnout is prevalent among NCHDs in Ireland. Burnout syndrome is associated with self-reported medical error and quality of care in this sample population. Measures need to be taken to address this issue, with a view to protecting health of NCHDs and maintaining quality of patient care.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Esgotamento Profissional
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Assistência ao Paciente
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Corpo Clínico Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Qual Health Care
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda