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Personal and psychosocial factors of burnout: A survey within the French neurosurgical community

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Baumgarten, Clément, Michinov, Estelle, Rouxel, Géraldine, Bonneterre, Vincent, Gay, Emmanuel, Roche, Pierre-Hugues·2020·PLOS ONE
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0233137PMC PMC7259549
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OBJECT: The neurosurgical community is particularly exposed to burnout. The objectives of this study were to report the prevalence and associated factors of burnout within the French neurosurgical community using validated academic and psychologic scales. METHODS: A national survey was sent to 141 French residents and 432 neurosurgeons between April and July 2019. Burnout was surveyed using the Maslach burnout inventory. The survey included demographic data and several academic psychologic scales. A stepwise multiple regression was used to determine factors that are associated with burnout scores. RESULTS: The response rate was 100% and 23.6% for residents and neurosurgeons, respectively. Prevalence of burnout within the French neurosurgical community was 49%. There were no significant differences between residents and neurosurgeons. Two categories of factors were associated with the main dimensions of burnout during the stepwise multiple regression: personality and factors related with neurosurgical practice. Personality types such as neuroticism were negatively associated with burnout while agreeableness was protective. Work addictive profile with excessive work and absorption at work were negatively associated. Factors associated with neurosurgical practice such as conflict of work into family life, unbalanced effort to reward ratio, work duration were negatively associated. Pleasure at work was protective. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of burnout is high among French neurosurgeons. Predictive models can be used to identify and prevent burnout among profiles at risk.

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  • Published prevalence rates of neurosurgeon burnout are 36.5-67% in US residents, 49% in French residents, 42.32% in Chinese residents, and 40% in Latin American residents.

    “The prevalence rate of neurosurgeon burnout in published studies are 36.5-67% in US residents [8, 9, 14], 49% in French residents [4], 42.32% in Chinese residents [10] and 40% in Latin American residents [11].”

    From A National Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Burnout in Filipino Neurosurgery Residents (2024) · cites this paper as [4]

    The Results report a 49% burnout rate for the French neurosurgical community, which included both residents and practicing neurosurgeons. They found no significant difference by hierarchical status, but do not identify 49% as the rate specifically among French residents. The citation [4] is attached only to the French figure, not the rates for other regions. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Physicians experiencing burnout are at risk of suboptimal performance and medical or surgical errors, negatively impacting patient care and physician productivity.

    “A physician experiencing burnout is at risk of performing suboptimally and committing medical and surgical errors, in turn negatively impacting patient care and physician productivity [2-4].”

    From A National Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Burnout in Filipino Neurosurgery Residents (2024) · cites this paper as [4]

  • The study's findings are within the prevalence range reported in published studies.

    “Our findings are within the prevalence range in published studies [4, 9, 10, 13].”

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Baumgarten, C., Michinov, E., Rouxel, G., Bonneterre, V., Gay, E., & Roche, P.-H.
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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble (FR)
  • Université Rennes 2 (FR)
Corresponding author
Baumgarten, Clément
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PLOS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2020-05-29
Volume
15
Issue
5
Pages
e0233137
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0233137
PMC
PMC7259549
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W3032600608
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25
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords
burnout, neurosurgeons, neurosurgery residents, burnout prevalence, psychosocial risk factors, personality traits, neuroticism, agreeableness, workaholism, work-family conflict, effort-reward imbalance, work duration, work enjoyment, Maslach Burnout Inventory
MeSH terms
Neurosurgeons, Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, France, Humans, Internship and Residency, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence

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