The burden of burnout: Understanding its prevalence and organizational drivers in medical physics.

IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Deborah Schofield, C Lynn Chevalier, Laurence Court, William Harmsen, Akiva Turner
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Abstract

Background: Burnout is a work-related syndrome characterized by increased levels of emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) along with decreased levels of personal achievement. In the healthcare setting, higher burnout levels have been associated with negative impacts on personnel, an increased risk of errors, and a decrease in the quality of delivered care.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of burnout among medical physicists working in the United States. Additionally, the impact of personal and organizational features on burnout risk was examined.

Methods: The anonymous survey was distributed to 1962 full members of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. The survey consisted of seven demographic questions, the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and an organizational assessment tool. Burnout risk was evaluated using two different scoring methods. Inferential statistics were employed to examine the relationship between burnout and personal features, such as practiced sub-specialty, and organizational features, including the respondent's assigned facility safety score.

Results: A total of 337 responses were received, and 59.9% of medical physicist participants scored high on at least one burnout domain. A statistically significant association was found between the EE and DP burnout domains and personal factors, including working as a therapy medical physicist, working longer hours, and a moderate or significant impact on work-related feelings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A statistically significant relationship was identified between all three burnout domains and the respondent's assigned facility safety score. Amongst therapy physicists, an inverse relationship was observed between all three burnout domains and both the teamwork and staffing constructs, as well as the open communication and punitive concerns construct.

Conclusions: Medical physicists in the United States are experiencing significant levels of burnout. Importantly, this study identified a link between quantitative burnout scores and facility safety, stressing the importance of addressing burnout.

职业倦怠的负担:了解其在医学物理学中的普遍性和组织驱动因素。
背景:职业倦怠是一种与工作相关的综合症,其特征是情绪耗竭(EE)和人格解体(DP)水平的增加,以及个人成就水平的降低。在医疗保健环境中,较高的职业倦怠水平与对人员的负面影响、错误风险的增加以及所提供的护理质量的下降有关。目的:本研究的目的是评估在美国工作的医学物理学家中职业倦怠的患病率。此外,我们还研究了个人特征和组织特征对职业倦怠风险的影响。方法:对1962名美国医学物理学家协会正式会员进行匿名调查。该调查包括七个人口统计问题、经过验证的Maslach职业倦怠量表(MBI)和一个组织评估工具。倦怠风险评估采用两种不同的评分方法。采用推论统计来检验倦怠与个人特征(如实践的子专业)和组织特征(包括被调查者分配的设施安全分数)之间的关系。结果:共收到337份问卷,59.9%的医学物理学家在至少一个职业倦怠领域得分较高。研究发现,情感表达和DP倦怠领域与个人因素之间存在统计学显著关联,包括作为治疗医学物理学家,工作时间更长,以及由于COVID-19大流行对工作感受的中度或重大影响。在所有三个职业倦怠领域和被调查者指定的设施安全评分之间确定了统计上显著的关系。在治疗物理学家中,所有三个倦怠域与团队合作和人员配置结构,以及开放沟通和惩罚性关注结构之间呈反比关系。结论:美国的医学物理学家正经历着严重的职业倦怠。重要的是,本研究确定了定量倦怠得分与设施安全之间的联系,强调了解决倦怠的重要性。
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3.60
自引率
19.00%
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331
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics is an international Open Access publication dedicated to clinical medical physics. JACMP welcomes original contributions dealing with all aspects of medical physics from scientists working in the clinical medical physics around the world. JACMP accepts only online submission. JACMP will publish: -Original Contributions: Peer-reviewed, investigations that represent new and significant contributions to the field. Recommended word count: up to 7500. -Review Articles: Reviews of major areas or sub-areas in the field of clinical medical physics. These articles may be of any length and are peer reviewed. -Technical Notes: These should be no longer than 3000 words, including key references. -Letters to the Editor: Comments on papers published in JACMP or on any other matters of interest to clinical medical physics. These should not be more than 1250 (including the literature) and their publication is only based on the decision of the editor, who occasionally asks experts on the merit of the contents. -Book Reviews: The editorial office solicits Book Reviews. -Announcements of Forthcoming Meetings: The Editor may provide notice of forthcoming meetings, course offerings, and other events relevant to clinical medical physics. -Parallel Opposed Editorial: We welcome topics relevant to clinical practice and medical physics profession. The contents can be controversial debate or opposed aspects of an issue. One author argues for the position and the other against. Each side of the debate contains an opening statement up to 800 words, followed by a rebuttal up to 500 words. Readers interested in participating in this series should contact the moderator with a proposed title and a short description of the topic
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