Eisa Nehal Mohamed, El-Tabakh Mohamed A M, Kamal Nourhan M, Gharbia Sara M, Samir Mahmoud M, Syed Wajid, Al-Rawi Mahmood Basil A, Warda Ahmed Essam Abou, Refaee Abdelrahman S H
Clinical Research Department at Giza Health Affairs Directorate, MOHP, Giza, Egypt.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt.
PLoS One. 2025 Apr 18;20(4):e0320146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320146. eCollection 2025.
The phenomenon of burnout and the lifestyle of physicians significantly influence the delivery of healthcare. Over time, burnout intensifies, negatively impacting professional performance, which in turn leads to decreased quality of treatment, patient satisfaction, and productivity. Additionally, it increases the occurrence of medical mistakes and turnover among physicians. In addition to the direct influence of lifestyle on those components.
The purpose of this study is to assess burnout syndrome among Egyptian physicians, as well as to investigate factors that contribute to burnout, especially demographic characteristics, lifestyle patterns, and health habits.
A cross-sectional study examined burnout prevalence and determinants among 502 Egyptian physicians in different governorates. An electronic questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Questionnaire covered socio-demographics, The abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI), and The Health Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ).
Younger physicians under 30 showed higher burnout on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scales, with significant findings (P = 0.047), (P < 0.01) respectively. Male physicians showed stronger depersonalization than females (P < 0.01). Burnout was higher among residents and fellowship trainees, with significant differences in depersonalization (P = 0.021). PhDs showed decreased burnout with significant outcomes (P = 0.002). Longer-working doctors had increased burnout in depersonalization (P = 0.005). Single doctors were more depersonalized than married ones (P = 0.025). Depersonalization was higher in childless people (P = 0.002). However, non-chronic illness physicians were more emotionally exhausted (P = 0.042).
These findings highlight the intricate relationship between burnout and lifestyle among physicians. A healthy lifestyle, including diet, routines, social support, and physical activity was linked to reduced burnout, while dietary harm avoidance was negatively correlated. This suggests opportunities to enhance the well-being of medical professionals through lifestyle interventions.
职业倦怠现象和医生的生活方式对医疗服务的提供有重大影响。随着时间的推移，职业倦怠会加剧，对专业表现产生负面影响，进而导致治疗质量、患者满意度和工作效率下降。此外，它还会增加医疗失误的发生率以及医生的离职率。生活方式除了对这些因素有直接影响外。
本研究的目的是评估埃及医生中的职业倦怠综合征，并调查导致职业倦怠的因素，特别是人口统计学特征、生活方式模式和健康习惯。
一项横断面研究调查了不同省份的502名埃及医生的职业倦怠患病率及其决定因素。使用电子问卷收集研究数据。问卷涵盖社会人口统计学、简化版马氏职业倦怠量表（aMBI）以及健康生活方式与个人控制问卷（HLPCQ）。
30岁以下的年轻医生在情感衰竭和去个性化量表上表现出更高的职业倦怠，分别有显著结果（P = 0.047），（P < 0.01）。男性医生的去个性化程度比女性更强（P < 0.01）。住院医师和专科培训学员中的职业倦怠程度更高，去个性化方面存在显著差异（P = 0.021）。拥有博士学位的医生职业倦怠程度降低，有显著结果（P = 0.002）。工作时间较长的医生去个性化程度增加（P = 0.005）。单身医生比已婚医生去个性化程度更高（P = 0.025）。无子女者的去个性化程度更高（P = 0.002）。然而，无慢性病的医生情感衰竭程度更高（P = 0.042）。
这些发现凸显了医生职业倦怠与生活方式之间的复杂关系。健康的生活方式，包括饮食、日常安排、社会支持和体育活动与降低职业倦怠有关，而避免饮食危害则呈负相关。这表明通过生活方式干预有机会提高医疗专业人员的幸福感。
