North Amanda C
Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Urol Pract. 2017 Mar;4(2):155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.urpr.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 Oct 6.
Physician burnout is highly prevalent and impacts the quality of health care in the United States.
The existing literature on physician burnout was reviewed with a focus on burnout among surgeons.
Although burnout has not been specifically studied in urologists, many other groups of surgeons have been assessed for burnout. Women and physicians experiencing work/home conflicts seem to be at increased risk for burnout. As the need for urologists increases with an aging patient population and improved access to health care, physician burnout threatens to impact the number of practicing urologists. This issue is especially concerning as the number of women in urology increases because female physicians experience more burnout than their male counterparts.
The incidence of burnout in practicing urologists needs to be further studied. While several strategies have been proposed to alleviate physician burnout, additional work is needed to mitigate the risk of burnout.
医生职业倦怠在美国极为普遍，且影响着医疗保健质量。
回顾了关于医生职业倦怠的现有文献，重点关注外科医生的职业倦怠情况。
尽管尚未专门针对泌尿科医生的职业倦怠进行研究，但已对许多其他外科医生群体的职业倦怠进行了评估。女性以及经历工作/家庭冲突的医生似乎职业倦怠风险更高。随着老年患者群体增加以及医疗保健可及性提高，对泌尿科医生的需求不断上升，医生职业倦怠可能会影响执业泌尿科医生的数量。随着泌尿科女性医生数量增加，这一问题尤其令人担忧，因为女性医生比男性医生更容易出现职业倦怠。
执业泌尿科医生职业倦怠的发生率需要进一步研究。虽然已经提出了几种缓解医生职业倦怠的策略，但仍需要更多工作来降低职业倦怠风险。
