High prevalence of burnout syndrome in Czech general practitioners: A cross-sectional survey
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15110%2F23%3A73620483" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15110/23:73620483 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11150/23:10474635
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523003935" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523003935</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102502" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102502</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
High prevalence of burnout syndrome in Czech general practitioners: A cross-sectional survey
Original language description
Objective: A wide range in prevalence rates of burnout among general practitioners (GPs) has been reported invarious regions, with an increasing trend. This nationwide cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the prevalenceand associated determinants of burnout in Czech GPs.Methods: 1000 randomly selected physicians from the Czech Society of General Practitioners (through a pseudorandomnumber generator) were emailed an online survey based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory – HumanServices Survey. Data collection was performed between January and February 2023.Results: 331 questionnaires were obtained (227 females and 104 males, mean age – 49.9 years, the mean numberof registered patients – 1951). 21.8 % of GPs scored a high level of burnout in all three of its dimensions and 23.9% in no dimension at all. The most prevalent dimension was reduced personal accomplishment (PA, 56.2 %)followed by emotional exhaustion (EE, 50.2 %) and depersonalization (DP, 40.5 %). Reaching burnout in allthree dimensions was significantly more frequent in males and in GPs registering a number of patients above themedian. Increasing age and years of practice were protective factors for DP but risk factors for reduced PA.Employed GPs had lower EE scores than GP practice owners. The respondents’ basic characteristics reflectedtheir presence among Czech GPs, which testifies against selection bias.Conclusions: The high rate of burnout (~22 %) should be addressed by promoting personal resources along withthe perception of the importance of GPs in society. A sufficiently dense network of GPs should allow them toregister a lower number of patients.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30302 - Epidemiology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Preventive Medicine Reports
ISSN
2211-3355
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
36
Issue of the periodical within the volume
December 2023
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
102502
UT code for WoS article
001165209900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85177206882