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Background & Aims: The burnout syndrome (BOS) is commonly seen in healthcare professionals, particularly in physicians who are exposed to a high level of stress at work and has a negative impact on the medical activity. Physicians with BOS manifest a negative attitude, a reduction in compassion at work, and suboptimal patient care experiences. These all can lead to absenteeism, poor performance and more frequent medical errors. We aimed to assess the level of BOS in a tertiary gastroenterology university center in Romania. Methods: This observational study involved 40 physicians from a tertiary gastroenterology university center. An online questionnaire assessed the presence of BOS using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: A total of 40 physicians responded to the questionnaire. The prevalence of overall BOS of 87.5%. In terms of high burnout, 15 doctors (37.5%) had emotional exhaustion, 10 doctors (25%) had depersonalization, and 30 doctors (80%) scored low for personal achievement. Men presented more frequently emotional exhaustion and women lower personal achievement scores, but there was no significant statistical difference. No significant relationship was found between marital status or the number of children and BOS. We identified multiple risk factors associated to BOS, the most important one being strict internal regulations. Conclusions: Physicians presented an increased risk for BOS. The high rate of BOS among physicians found in our study requires careful attention. Further studies aiming to identify other factors that contribute to BOS and to identify measures to combat this syndrome are necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background & Aims: The burnout syndrome (BOS) is commonly seen in healthcare professionals, particularly in physicians who are exposed to a high level of stress at work and has a negative impact on the medical activity. Physicians with BOS manifest a negative attitude, a reduction in compassion at work, and suboptimal patient care experiences. These all can lead to absenteeism, poor performance and more frequent medical errors. We aimed to assess the level of BOS in a tertiary gastroenterology university center in Romania. Methods: This observational study involved 40 physicians from a tertiary gastroenterology university center. An online questionnaire assessed the presence of BOS using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: A total of 40 physicians responded to the questionnaire. The prevalence of overall BOS of 87.5%. In terms of high burnout, 15 doctors (37.5%) had emotional exhaustion, 10 doctors (25%) had depersonalization, and 30 doctors (80%) scored low for personal achievement. Men presented more frequently emotional exhaustion and women lower personal achievement scores, but there was no significant statistical difference. No significant relationship was found between marital status or the number of children and BOS. We identified multiple risk factors associated to BOS, the most important one being strict internal regulations. Conclusions: Physicians presented an increased risk for BOS. The high rate of BOS among physicians found in our study requires careful attention. Further studies aiming to identify other factors that contribute to BOS and to identify measures to combat this syndrome are necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Burnout syndrome is a commonly seen in healthcare professionals, particularly in physicians who are exposed to a high level of stress at work and has a negative impact on the medical activity. The physicians who had have high burnout levels have been shown to commit more medical errors. Aim: To assess the level of the burnout syndrome in a tertiary university centre of gastroenterology in Romania. Methods. This observational study involved physicians from a tertiary gastroenterology university centre. An online questionnaire assessed the presence of burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results. A total of 64 physicians responded to the questionnaire. In terms of high burnout, 11 doctors (17.18%) had emotional exhaustion, 13 doctors (20.3%) had depersonalization, and 58 doctors (90.62%) scored low for personal achievement. There were statistically significant correlations between the personal accomplishment and exhausting scores and between the personal accomplishment and depersonalization scores, respectively (P=0.007, and P<0.001, respectively). Conclusion. Physicians present an increased risk for burnout relative to workers in other fields. The high rate of burnout among physicians found by our study requires careful attention. Further studies aiming to identify other factors that contribute to burnout and as well as measures to combat burnout are necessary. Professional societies should get involved in studying the factors that generate burnout among physicians as well as to find solutions to reduce them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]