Burnout and perceived quality of care among German clinicians in surgery
Open Access
- 8 October 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal for Quality in Health Care
- Vol. 22 (6), 525-530
- https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzq056
Abstract
ObjectiveBurnout is highly prevalent among clinicians but there is not much known about the association between burnout and quality of care. In this paper, burnout, perceived quality of care and medical errors among German clinicians in surgery are explored.DesignData were collected during 2008 by a cross-sectional, standardized mail survey.Participants and SettingA total of 1311 clinicians in surgery in 489 German hospitals.Measure(s)Burnout was measured by using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI). The measurement of self-rated patient care was based on a 13 item instrument (Chirurgisches Qualitätssiegel) and two questions assessing the frequency of medical errors.ResultsAbout 48.7% of the clinicians meet the criteria for burnout according to the CBI. Moreover, in multivariate logistic regression analyses, burnout is significantly associated with perceived quality of care among male (odds ratios vary from 1.5 to 2.6) but not among female surgeons (odds ratios vary from 1.3 to 1.5).ConclusionsThe high prevalence of burnout in our study corresponds with former studies of burnout among physicians. Furthermore, the results of the study suggest a relationship between burnout and perceived quality of care among men. Thus, reducing burnout among surgeons could not only improve their health and well-being but also the quality of care.Keywords
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