1. Professional burnout in European young oncologists: results of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Young Oncologists Committee Burnout Survey
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Giannis Mountzios, L. De Mattos-Arruda, Valentina Guarneri, Javier Corral, Raffaele Califano, M N M Volkov, Maya Biserova Petrova, Camilla Qvortrup, Sophie Postel-Vinay, Margaret Hutka, Josep Tabernero, Mehmet Akif Ozturk, David Olmos, Erika Martinelli, Matthias Preusser, Karin Jordan, M. Strijbos, Sutanuka Banerjee, E. de Azambuja, Banerjee, S., Califano, R., Corral, J., de Azambuja, E., De Mattos-Arruda, L., Guarneri, V., Hutka, M., Jordan, K., Martinelli, E., Mountzios, G., Ozturk, M. A., Petrova, M., Postel-Vinay, S., Preusser, M., Qvortrup, C., Volkov, M. N. M., Tabernero, J., Olmos, D., and Strijbos, M. H.
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Male ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,health care facilities, manpower, and services ,Emotions ,Sex Factor ,Burnout ,work-life balance ,Occupational safety and health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Health care ,Depersonalization ,Age Factor ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Emotional exhaustion ,Multivariate Analysi ,Burnout, Professional ,Oncologists ,Practice ,burnout ,Health Knowledge ,Work–life balance ,Age Factors ,Hematology ,Health Survey ,Europe ,Oncology ,Burnout, Professional/diagnosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Linear Model ,Female ,Job satisfaction ,medicine.symptom ,psychological phenomena and processes ,Human ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Logistic Model ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,young oncologist ,education ,European ,young oncologists ,Chi-Square Distribution ,Health Surveys ,Humans ,Job Satisfaction ,Linear Models ,Logistic Models ,Multivariate Analysis ,Patient Acceptance of Health Care ,Quality of Life ,Sex Factors ,Work-Life Balance ,Occupational Health ,Oncologists/psychology ,Europe/epidemiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,health services administration ,Professional ,Journal Article ,medicine ,Emotion ,business.industry ,Risk Factor ,Attitudes ,Family medicine ,business - Abstract
Background: Burnout in health care professionals could have serious negative consequences on quality of patient care, professional satisfaction and personal life. Our aim was to investigate the burnout prevalence, work and lifestyle factors potentially affecting burnout amongst European oncologists ≤40 (YOs).Methods: A survey was conducted using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and additional questions exploring work/lifestyle factors. Statistical analyses were carried out to identify factors associated with burnout.Results: Total of 737 surveys (all ages) were collected from 41 European countries. Countries were divided into six regions. Results from 595 (81%) YOs were included (81% medical oncologists; 52% trainees, 62% women). Seventy-one percent of YOs showed evidence of burnout (burnout subdomains: depersonalization 50%; emotional exhaustion 45; low accomplishment 35%). Twenty-two percent requested support for burnout during training and 74% reported no hospital access to support services. Burnout rates were significantly different across Europe (P Conclusions: This is the largest burnout survey in European Young Oncologists. Burnout is common amongst YOs and rates vary across Europe. Achieving a good work/life balance, access to support services and adequate vacation time may reduce burnout levels. Raising awareness, support and interventional research are needed.
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- 2017