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Title: Correlation between psychological resilience and burnout syndrome in oncologists amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Anuska Budisavljevic, Renata Kelemenic-Drazin, Tajana Silovski, Stjepko Plestina, Natalija Dedic Plavetic
Source: Support Care Cancer
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Subject Terms: Oncologists, oldenburg burnout inventory, burnout, pandemic, Research, COVID-19, professional, Resilience, Psychological, Burnout, Psychological, brief resilience scale, 3. Good health, Cross-Sectional Studies, psychological resilience, covid-19, Surveys and Questionnaires, oncology, Humans, Oncology · Burnout · Professional · Psychological resilience · Covid-19 · Pandemic · Oldenburg Burnout Inventory · Brief Resilience Scale, Pandemics, Burnout, Professional
Description: Purpose Oncologists are predisposed to developing burnout syndrome. Like other health care professionals worldwide, oncologists have endured additional, extreme challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Psychological resilience presents a potential protective mechanism against burnout. This cross-sectional study examines whether psychological resilience eased burnout syndrome among Croatian oncologists during the pandemic. Methods An anonymized self-reporting questionnaire was electronically distributed by the Croatian Society for Medical Oncology to 130 specialist and resident oncologists working in hospitals. Available for completion from September 6–24, 2021, the survey comprised demographic questions; the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), covering exhaustion and disengagement; and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The response rate was 57.7%. Results Burnout was moderate or high for 86% of respondents, while 77% had moderate or high psychological resilience. Psychological resilience was significantly negatively correlated with the OLBI exhaustion subscale (r = − .54; p r = − .46; p M = 2.89; SD = 0.487) compared to oncologists with low resilience (M = 2.52; SD = 0.493). Conclusion The findings thus indicate that oncologists with high psychological resilience are at significantly lower risk of developing burnout syndrome. Accordingly, convenient measures to encourage psychological resilience in oncologists should be identified and implemented.
Document Type: Article
Other literature type
Language: English
ISSN: 1433-7339
0941-4355
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07660-3
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36897484
https://www.bib.irb.hr/1260279
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07660-3
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-023-07660-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07660-3
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Abstract:Purpose Oncologists are predisposed to developing burnout syndrome. Like other health care professionals worldwide, oncologists have endured additional, extreme challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Psychological resilience presents a potential protective mechanism against burnout. This cross-sectional study examines whether psychological resilience eased burnout syndrome among Croatian oncologists during the pandemic. Methods An anonymized self-reporting questionnaire was electronically distributed by the Croatian Society for Medical Oncology to 130 specialist and resident oncologists working in hospitals. Available for completion from September 6–24, 2021, the survey comprised demographic questions; the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), covering exhaustion and disengagement; and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The response rate was 57.7%. Results Burnout was moderate or high for 86% of respondents, while 77% had moderate or high psychological resilience. Psychological resilience was significantly negatively correlated with the OLBI exhaustion subscale (r = − .54; p r = − .46; p M = 2.89; SD = 0.487) compared to oncologists with low resilience (M = 2.52; SD = 0.493). Conclusion The findings thus indicate that oncologists with high psychological resilience are at significantly lower risk of developing burnout syndrome. Accordingly, convenient measures to encourage psychological resilience in oncologists should be identified and implemented.
ISSN:14337339
09414355
DOI:10.1007/s00520-023-07660-3