eprintid: 36546
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creators_name: Herbrand, Lena
creators_name: Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten
creators_name: Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter
creators_name: Büttner, Sylvia
creators_name: Haag, Georg Martin
creators_name: Gencer, Deniz
title: Analysis of Burnout Prevalence among German Physicians Working in a Palliative Care Setting: A Survey of the AIO Quality of Life Working Group
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-610
divisions: i-60001
divisions: i-69020
divisions: i-910100
note: Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.
abstract: Introduction: Palliative care physicians (Pcps) face special challenges caring for terminally ill patients. We conducted this study to evaluate the burnout (bo) prevalence among pcps and sought to identify risk as well as protective factors as a basis for the development of preventive measures. Methods: Participants (Pcs) were invited via e-mail to complete an online survey between May and June 2022. Besides the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory assessing the bo dimensions of exhaustion (exh) and disengagement (dis), sociodemographic data were collected. Results: The study found that 58% (cut-off mean value [M] ≥2.18) or more specifically, 38% (cut-off M ≥2.5) of the pcs showed increased scores in the exh subscale as a key dimension of bo. All dimensions were correlated with the level of medical and palliative care training, with higher scores for physicians in training. Furthermore, pcs without preventive measures like employee appraisals at work were more likely to be considered exhausted, disengaged, or burned out. The discrepancy between high exh and low dis scores shows that the polled pcps, despite feeling exh, nevertheless considered their work meaningful. Conclusion: Bo prevalence among pcps exceeds that of the general population and other specialties, whereas inexperienced pcps might be at high risk of shifting from exh to bo and could therefore benefit from tailored support. Further preventive measures including individual and organizational aspects are necessary to prevent bo and promote health among medical staff, thereby preserving quality of patient care. Elementary preventive measures such as employee appraisals can have a protective effect against bo.
date: 2024
date_type: published
publisher: S. Karger Verlag für Medien und Naturwissenschaften GmbH
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00036546
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1159/000536020
ppn_swb: 1925527328
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-365464
language: eng
bibsort: HERBRANDLEANALYSISOF2024
full_text_status: public
publication: Oncology Research and Treatment
volume: 47
number: 1-2
place_of_pub: Freiburg (Germany)
pagerange: 1-9
pages: 9
issn: 2296-5270 (Druck-Ausg.); 2296-5262 (Online-Ausg.)
edition: Zweitveröffentlichung
citation:   Herbrand, Lena ; Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten ; Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter ; Büttner, Sylvia ; Haag, Georg Martin ; Gencer, Deniz  (2024) Analysis of Burnout Prevalence among German Physicians Working in a Palliative Care Setting: A Survey of the AIO Quality of Life Working Group.  Oncology Research and Treatment, 47 (1-2).  pp. 1-9.  ISSN 2296-5270 (Druck-Ausg.); 2296-5262 (Online-Ausg.)     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/36546/1/ORT536020.pdf