The prevalence of work-related burnout among neurosurgeons in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter cross-sectional study.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Neurosciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.17712/nsj.2025.3.20240109

Ezat A Mersal, Saad J Alsuwayhib, Razan M Almufarriji, Ahmed A Morsi, Bushra M Assery, Mohamed H Bahr, Hanin H Al-Kilani, Sahar M Ragheb, Mariam F Alsaleem, Njood H Shehab, Farah H Alshateb, Alaa M Hassanein

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of work-related burnout among neurosurgeons at multiple neurosurgical centers in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken involving neurosurgeons in Saudi Arabia. From June 2023, to September 2023, a self-administered questionnaire was utilized to gather data from the neurosurgeons in Riyadh hospitals. This data pertained to their quality of life, exhaustion, frustration, and patient-doctor relationships.

Results: Out of 120 potential participants, 95 completed responses were collected, yielding a response rate of 79.2%. A significant positive correlation was revealed by correlation analyses between on-call hours and weekly working hours on one side, and burnout and poor quality of life on the other. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) revealed four components with eigenvalues greater than 1, accounting for 32.6%, 16.9%, 11.1%, and 7.8% of the total variance. The overall Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure was 0.77, falling into the 'middling' category, with individual KMO measures ranging between 0.6 and 0.9.

Conclusion: The study revealed a job-related impairment of the work tolerance among neurosurgeons in Riyadh, which may be due to the limited number of neurosurgeons. Further measures are required to enhance the quality of life for neurosurgeons and, ultimately, patient care.

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沙特阿拉伯神经外科医生工作倦怠的患病率：一项多中心横断面研究。

目的：评估沙特阿拉伯王国利雅得多个神经外科中心神经外科医生工作倦怠的患病率。方法：对沙特阿拉伯的神经外科医生进行横断面研究。从2023年6月至2023年9月，利用一份自我填写的问卷从利雅得医院的神经外科医生那里收集数据。这些数据与他们的生活质量、疲惫、沮丧和医患关系有关。结果：在120名潜在参与者中，收集了95份完整的回复，回复率为79.2%。通过相关分析发现，随叫随到时间与每周工作时间、倦怠与生活质量差之间存在显著正相关。主成分分析（PCA）显示特征值大于1的4个分量分别占总方差的32.6%、16.9%、11.1%和7.8%。凯泽-迈耶-奥尔金（KMO）综合指数为0.77，属于“中等”类别，个别KMO指数在0.6到0.9之间。结论：该研究揭示了利雅得神经外科医生的工作耐受性受损，这可能是由于神经外科医生数量有限。需要采取进一步的措施来提高神经外科医生的生活质量，并最终提高病人的护理质量。

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Neurosciences 医学-临床神经学

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1.40

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4.5 months

期刊介绍： Neurosciences is an open access, peer-reviewed, quarterly publication. Authors are invited to submit for publication articles reporting original work related to the nervous system, e.g., neurology, neurophysiology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neurorehabilitation, neurooncology, neuropsychiatry, and neurogenetics, etc. Basic research withclear clinical implications will also be considered. Review articles of current interest and high standard are welcomed for consideration. Prospective workshould not be backdated. There are also sections for Case Reports, Brief Communication, Correspondence, and medical news items. To promote continuous education, training, and learning, we include Clinical Images and MCQ’s. Highlights of international and regional meetings of interest, and specialized supplements will also be considered. All submissions must conform to the Uniform Requirements.