TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout in Academic Radiologists in the United States
AU - Ganeshan, Dhakshinamoorthy
AU - Rosenkrantz, Andrew B.
AU - Bassett, Roland L.
AU - Williams, Lori
AU - Lenchik, Leon
AU - Yang, Wei
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant No. NIH/NCI P30 CA016672 from the National Cancer Institute , National Institutes of Health .
Funding Information:
This study was supported by MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant No. NIH/NCI P30 CA016672 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health., The authors thank the AUR for their support, and their assistance in the distribution of the survey. We also thank the academic radiologists for their participation in the survey.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Association of University Radiologists
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Rationale and Objectives: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among U.S. academic radiologists. Materials and Methods: An online survey was sent to the radiologists who were full members of the Association of University Radiologists in December 2018. Burnout was measured using the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey. Survey respondents were also requested to complete questions on demographics, potential professional stressors, sense of calling, and career satisfaction. Associations between survey participants’ characteristics and burnout were tested using logistic regression model. Results: The survey response rate was 27% (228/831). Twenty-nine percent met all three criteria for high burnout, including high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. Seventy-nine percent had one or more symptoms of burnout. Numerous factors including work overload, inability to balance personal and professional life, lack of autonomy, lack of appreciation from patients and other medical staff were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with high burnout. Older age (OR, 0.95; 95%CI 0.92–0.98; p < 0.05), higher number of years of experience practicing as radiologists (OR, 0.95; 95%CI 0.92–0.98; p < 0.05), and holding academic rank of professor (OR, 0.25; 95%CI 0.11–0.56; p < 0.05) were factors associated with lower odds of experiencing burnout. Radiologists with high burnout were more likely to be dissatisfied with their career (OR, 2.28; 95%CI 1.70–3.07; p < 0.0001) and less likely to identify medicine as a calling. Conclusion: Multiple factors contribute to high burnout in academic radiologists.
AB - Rationale and Objectives: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among U.S. academic radiologists. Materials and Methods: An online survey was sent to the radiologists who were full members of the Association of University Radiologists in December 2018. Burnout was measured using the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey. Survey respondents were also requested to complete questions on demographics, potential professional stressors, sense of calling, and career satisfaction. Associations between survey participants’ characteristics and burnout were tested using logistic regression model. Results: The survey response rate was 27% (228/831). Twenty-nine percent met all three criteria for high burnout, including high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. Seventy-nine percent had one or more symptoms of burnout. Numerous factors including work overload, inability to balance personal and professional life, lack of autonomy, lack of appreciation from patients and other medical staff were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with high burnout. Older age (OR, 0.95; 95%CI 0.92–0.98; p < 0.05), higher number of years of experience practicing as radiologists (OR, 0.95; 95%CI 0.92–0.98; p < 0.05), and holding academic rank of professor (OR, 0.25; 95%CI 0.11–0.56; p < 0.05) were factors associated with lower odds of experiencing burnout. Radiologists with high burnout were more likely to be dissatisfied with their career (OR, 2.28; 95%CI 1.70–3.07; p < 0.0001) and less likely to identify medicine as a calling. Conclusion: Multiple factors contribute to high burnout in academic radiologists.
KW - Burnout
KW - Emotional exhaustion
KW - Radiology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.acra.2019.12.029
DO - 10.1016/j.acra.2019.12.029
M3 - Article
C2 - 32037261
AN - SCOPUS:85079161462
SN - 1076-6332
VL - 27
SP - 1274
EP - 1281
JO - Academic radiology
JF - Academic radiology
IS - 9
ER -