TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of Emotional Exhaustion With Career Burnout Among Early-Career Medical Oncologists
T2 - A Single-Institution Study
AU - Singh, Anmol P.
AU - Xiao, Lianchun
AU - O’Brien, Barbara J.
AU - Blondeau, Claire E.
AU - Flowers, Christopher R.
AU - Bruera, Eduardo
AU - Morris, Van K.
AU - Shah, Amishi Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - PURPOSE Burnout is a psychological occupational syndrome defined by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a low sense of personal accomplishment. We sought to characterize the prevalence of burnout among early-career medical oncologists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). METHODS For this institutional review board–approved study, an electronic survey was developed for Assistant Professors in the MDACC Division of Cancer Medicine. All participants were involved directly in patient care. Our survey included questions assessing self-reported burnout, nine questions validated in the abbreviated MBI, and 31 questions to assess potential contributors to burnout. Each question was scaled 1-5, with higher scores associated with higher burnout. Descriptive statistics were used to estimate the prevalence of burnout, and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify contributing factors. RESULTS Among 86 Assistant Professors, 56 (65%) responded to the survey. The mean duration on faculty was 3.1 years. The mean clinical effort was 67% (range, 19-95). Fifty-four percent of respondents self-reported symptoms of burnout including 21% indicating severe burnout. Using the MBI, sentiments of being emotionally drained (54%), fatigued facing another day on the job (45%), and becoming more callous (30%) were especially notable. Twenty-five percent of respondents exhibited severe emotional exhaustion, which was more prevalent (P < .0001) than depersonalization (6%) or lack of personal accomplishment (17%). CONCLUSION Burnout exists with high prevalence among early-career medical oncologists, with emotional exhaustion being the most common manifestation of burnout. Interventions focusing on reducing emotional exhaustion are needed to reduce burnout among early-career medical oncologists.
AB - PURPOSE Burnout is a psychological occupational syndrome defined by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a low sense of personal accomplishment. We sought to characterize the prevalence of burnout among early-career medical oncologists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). METHODS For this institutional review board–approved study, an electronic survey was developed for Assistant Professors in the MDACC Division of Cancer Medicine. All participants were involved directly in patient care. Our survey included questions assessing self-reported burnout, nine questions validated in the abbreviated MBI, and 31 questions to assess potential contributors to burnout. Each question was scaled 1-5, with higher scores associated with higher burnout. Descriptive statistics were used to estimate the prevalence of burnout, and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify contributing factors. RESULTS Among 86 Assistant Professors, 56 (65%) responded to the survey. The mean duration on faculty was 3.1 years. The mean clinical effort was 67% (range, 19-95). Fifty-four percent of respondents self-reported symptoms of burnout including 21% indicating severe burnout. Using the MBI, sentiments of being emotionally drained (54%), fatigued facing another day on the job (45%), and becoming more callous (30%) were especially notable. Twenty-five percent of respondents exhibited severe emotional exhaustion, which was more prevalent (P < .0001) than depersonalization (6%) or lack of personal accomplishment (17%). CONCLUSION Burnout exists with high prevalence among early-career medical oncologists, with emotional exhaustion being the most common manifestation of burnout. Interventions focusing on reducing emotional exhaustion are needed to reduce burnout among early-career medical oncologists.
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U2 - 10.1200/OP.22.00782
DO - 10.1200/OP.22.00782
M3 - Article
C2 - 37235818
AN - SCOPUS:85182501517
SN - 2688-1527
VL - 20
SP - 137
EP - 144
JO - JCO Oncology Practice
JF - JCO Oncology Practice
IS - 1
ER -