Chalkias Petros Loukas, Goulidaki Vosynioti Georgia, Charalampopoulou Maria, Vlachakis Dimitrios, Darviri Christina, Chrousos George P, Bacopoulou Flora
School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Plastic Surgery Department, General Oncology Hospital "Agioi Anargyroi", Athens, Greece.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1425:151-159. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_14.
Occupational burnout is particularly widespread amongst surgical professionals. During the past 10 years, both the awareness and the ability to reliably measure and classify "burnout" in medical professionals have increased. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the current evidence on the burnout levels of general surgeons. Online searches were carried out using the scientific search engines PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, and Google scholar, from 2010 to 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Articles that met the inclusion criteria were critically evaluated using the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) tool. Five studies pertaining to 669 subjects were included in this review. As expected, "burnout syndrome" was mainly due to the exhaustive and demanding conditions of working life and was strongly observed in general surgeons. The incidence of the burnout syndrome increased with their years of service, compromised their quality of life, and had detrimental effects on their mental and physical health. Personal achievements and emotional satisfaction were protective for the occurrence of the syndrome. We conclude that valid recognition and prevention of the burnout syndrome are necessary. Further research is needed to manage this phenomenon within the healthcare settings and the surgical departments.
职业倦怠在外科专业人员中尤为普遍。在过去10年里，医疗专业人员对“职业倦怠”进行可靠测量和分类的意识及能力都有所提高。本系统综述的目的是总结目前关于普通外科医生职业倦怠程度的证据。在2010年至2020年新冠疫情之前，使用科学搜索引擎PubMed、Embase、Cinahl和谷歌学术进行了在线搜索。使用批判性评估技能计划（CASP）工具对符合纳入标准的文章进行了严格评估。本综述纳入了五项涉及669名受试者的研究。不出所料，“职业倦怠综合征”主要归因于工作生活的疲惫和高要求状况，在普通外科医生中尤为明显。职业倦怠综合征的发生率随着工作年限的增加而上升，损害了他们的生活质量，并对他们的身心健康产生了不利影响。个人成就和情感满足对该综合征的发生具有保护作用。我们得出结论，有效识别和预防职业倦怠综合征是必要的。需要进一步研究以在医疗机构和外科部门应对这一现象。
