Alexis V. Drennen practices at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. At the time this article was written, Jeremy C. Heard and Nicholas D. D'Antonio were research assistants at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Mr. Heard is now a medical student at Thomas Jefferson University's Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. D'Antonio is now an orthopedic surgery resident at Cooper University Orthopaedic Surgery in Camden, N.J. Christopher K. Kepler is a spine surgeon at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Kepler discloses that he receives royalties from Inion, Inc., and research support from RTI Surgical. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2024 Apr 1;37(4):1-5. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0001007336.48746.90. Epub 2024 Mar 26.
To quantify the burnout rate among physician associates/assistants (PAs) and NPs in a large orthopedic surgery practice affiliated with an academic institution.
The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and original research questions were given to all PAs and NPs in orthopedics at the facility. Burnout was defined as a high level of emotional exhaustion or depersonalization on the MBI subscale.
Of the 129 PAs and NPs in orthopedics at our institution, 91 (70.5%) completed all survey items. Nearly 42% of respondents were burned out, as defined by high depersonalization or emotional exhaustion. PAs and NPs who met the burnout criteria were significantly older than those who did not (41.8 ± 10 versus 36.5 ± 7.71 years, P = .007) and spent longer in practice (12.4 ± 6.66 versus 9.35 ± 6.41 years, P = .01).
The prevalence of burnout is high among PAs and NPs in orthopedics who practice in an academic setting.
量化一家学术机构附属大型骨科手术实践中医师助理/助手(PAs)和 NPs 的倦怠率。
将 Maslach 倦怠量表(MBI)和原始研究问题提供给该机构骨科的所有 PAs 和 NPs。倦怠定义为 MBI 子量表上的情绪耗竭或去人性化程度较高。
在我们机构的 129 名骨科 PAs 和 NPs 中,有 91 名(70.5%)完成了所有调查项目。近 42%的受访者倦怠,表现为高度去人性化或情绪耗竭。符合倦怠标准的 PAs 和 NPs 明显比不符合标准的更年长(41.8±10 岁比 36.5±7.71 岁,P=0.007),且从业时间更长(12.4±6.66 年比 9.35±6.41 年,P=0.01)。
在学术环境中执业的骨科 PAs 和 NPs 中,倦怠的发生率很高。