Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire
Objective The scale of burnout in UK gastroenterology trainees and the feasibility to determine its prevalence using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) tool are unknown. The primary objective of this region-wide pilot study was to evaluate the response rate to a...
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| description | Objective The scale of burnout in UK gastroenterology trainees and the feasibility to determine its prevalence using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) tool are unknown. The primary objective of this region-wide pilot study was to evaluate the response rate to a 31-item questionnaire. The secondary objectives were to estimate the prevalence of burnout in gastroenterology trainees within the East of England deanery (EoE) and identify common stressors that trainees experience.Design This was a cross-sectional study involving gastroenterology trainees from 16 hospitals across the EoE using a 31-item questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of the 22-item MBI-HSS and nine additional free-text questions. All gastroenterology trainees in the EoE were invited to complete the anonymised survey online. Data were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively.Results The response rate for the survey was acceptable: 44.0% (40/91). 57.5% (23/40) of gastroenterology trainees reported emotional exhaustion. 23.5% (8/34) had depersonalisation and 63.9% (23/36) experienced low professional accomplishment. Burnout prevalence was 35.3% (12/34). 48.4% (15/31) of gastroenterology trainees were aware of professional support services within EoE. Stressors related to service requirements (eg, workload, staffing levels) and professional relationships with colleagues and patients were commonly reported: 65.6% and 25.0%, respectively.Conclusions It is feasible to use a 31-item questionnaire in a national cohort of UK gastroenterology trainees for future burnout studies. Burnout in EoE gastroenterology trainees was high and this may reflect a national prevalence within the specialty. More extensive studies, greater awareness of burnout and improved access to professional support services are required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eaf92d751a52461ca37528032e31bd612024-12-14T15:30:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Gastroenterology2054-47742020-12-017110.1136/bmjgast-2020-000401Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaireJohn Ong0Carla Swift1Yasseen Al-Naeeb2Arun Shankar3Sharon Ong4Wan Yen Lim52 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK5 Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Singapore General Hospital, SingaporeDepartment of Surgical Intensive Care, Sengkang General Hospital, SingaporeObjective The scale of burnout in UK gastroenterology trainees and the feasibility to determine its prevalence using the validated Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) tool are unknown. The primary objective of this region-wide pilot study was to evaluate the response rate to a 31-item questionnaire. The secondary objectives were to estimate the prevalence of burnout in gastroenterology trainees within the East of England deanery (EoE) and identify common stressors that trainees experience.Design This was a cross-sectional study involving gastroenterology trainees from 16 hospitals across the EoE using a 31-item questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of the 22-item MBI-HSS and nine additional free-text questions. All gastroenterology trainees in the EoE were invited to complete the anonymised survey online. Data were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively.Results The response rate for the survey was acceptable: 44.0% (40/91). 57.5% (23/40) of gastroenterology trainees reported emotional exhaustion. 23.5% (8/34) had depersonalisation and 63.9% (23/36) experienced low professional accomplishment. Burnout prevalence was 35.3% (12/34). 48.4% (15/31) of gastroenterology trainees were aware of professional support services within EoE. Stressors related to service requirements (eg, workload, staffing levels) and professional relationships with colleagues and patients were commonly reported: 65.6% and 25.0%, respectively.Conclusions It is feasible to use a 31-item questionnaire in a national cohort of UK gastroenterology trainees for future burnout studies. Burnout in EoE gastroenterology trainees was high and this may reflect a national prevalence within the specialty. More extensive studies, greater awareness of burnout and improved access to professional support services are required.https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000401.full |
| spellingShingle | John Ong Carla Swift Yasseen Al-Naeeb Arun Shankar Sharon Ong Wan Yen Lim Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire BMJ Open Gastroenterology |
| title | Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire |
| title_full | Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire |
| title_short | Burnout in gastroenterology registrars: a feasibility study conducted in the East of England using a 31-item questionnaire |
| title_sort | burnout in gastroenterology registrars a feasibility study conducted in the east of england using a 31 item questionnaire |
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