Chapter title |
Burnout in General Surgeons. A Systematic Review.
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Book title |
GeNeDis 2022
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, August 2023
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_14 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-3-03-131985-3, 978-3-03-131986-0
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Authors |
Chalkias, Petros Loukas, Goulidaki Vosynioti, Georgia, Charalampopoulou, Maria, Vlachakis, Dimitrios, Darviri, Christina, Chrousos, George P, Bacopoulou, Flora, Chrousos, George P. |
Abstract |
Occupational burnout is particularly widespread amongst surgical professionals. During the past 10 years, both the awareness and the ability to reliably measure and classify "burnout" in medical professionals have increased. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the current evidence on the burnout levels of general surgeons. Online searches were carried out using the scientific search engines PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, and Google scholar, from 2010 to 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Articles that met the inclusion criteria were critically evaluated using the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) tool. Five studies pertaining to 669 subjects were included in this review. As expected, "burnout syndrome" was mainly due to the exhaustive and demanding conditions of working life and was strongly observed in general surgeons. The incidence of the burnout syndrome increased with their years of service, compromised their quality of life, and had detrimental effects on their mental and physical health. Personal achievements and emotional satisfaction were protective for the occurrence of the syndrome. We conclude that valid recognition and prevention of the burnout syndrome are necessary. Further research is needed to manage this phenomenon within the healthcare settings and the surgical departments. |
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