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Predictors of Self-Reported Burnout Among Radiology Faculty at a Large Academic Medical Center. 2020

Catherine S Giess, and Ivan K Ip, and Laila R Cochon, and Anu Gupte, and Jessica C Dudley, and Giles W Boland, and Ramin Khorasani
Senior Vice Chair, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Evidence-Based Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: cgiess@bwh.harvard.edu.

OBJECTIVE Determine predictors of self-reported burnout among academic radiologists. METHODS In 2017, radiologists at an urban medical center completed the Stanford Wellness Survey, rating burnout via Likert scale (0: no burnout; 1: occasional stress, no burnout; 2: one or more burnout symptoms; 3: persistent burnout symptoms; 4: completely burned out). Univariate analyses assessed age, gender, family situation, clinical versus research focus, and academic rank for association with burnout (Likert scale ≥ 2). Responses in 11 domains querying definitions of burnout (professional fulfillment, emotional exhaustion, interpersonal disengagement), individual factors (sleep-related impairment, self-compassion, negative work impact on personal relationships), institutional factors (perceived appreciation, control over schedule, organizational or personal values alignment, electronic health record experience, supervisor's leadership quality) were evaluated for association with burnout, using χ2 and logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (ORs). RESULTS In 159 of 204 (77.9%) completed radiologist surveys, 35.2% (56 of 159) reported burnout. Age < 40 years (P = .0068) and clinical focus (P = .0111) were significantly associated with burnout. In univariate analysis, all domains except electronic health record were statistically significant: emotional exhaustion (OR = 1.93, P < .0001); professional fulfillment (OR = 0.78, P < .0001); self-compassion (OR = 1.36, P < .0001); perceived appreciation (OR = 0.78, P < .0001); sleep-related impairment (OR = 1.20, P < .0001); supervisor's leadership quality (OR = 0.91, P < .0001); interpersonal disengagement (OR = 1.31, P < .0001); organizational or personal values alignment (OR = 0.87, P = .0004); negative work impact on personal relationships (OR = 1.10, P = .0070); control over schedule (OR = 0.80, P = .0054); electronic health record experience (OR=1.03, P = .5392). CONCLUSIONS Nearly all questions significantly predicted self-reported burnout, observed in over one-third of academic radiologists. Younger age and clinical focus were associated with burnout. Initiatives targeting individual factors (eg, sleep impairment, self-compassion) and institutional factors (eg, physician appreciation, leadership-faculty interactions) may reduce burnout.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007588 Job Satisfaction Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation. Work Satisfaction,Job Satisfactions,Satisfaction, Job,Satisfaction, Work,Satisfactions, Job,Satisfactions, Work,Work Satisfactions
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D011871 Radiology A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
D002055 Burnout, Professional An excessive stress reaction to one's occupational or professional environment. It may be characterized by feelings of emotional and physical exhaustion, coupled with a sense of frustration and failure. Career Burnout,Occupational Burnout,Burnout, Career,Burnout, Occupational,Professional Burnout
D005178 Faculty TEACHING and administrative staff having academic rank in a post-secondary educational institution. University Professor,Professor, University,Professors, University,University Professors
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000046 Academic Medical Centers Medical complexes consisting of medical school, hospitals, clinics, libraries, administrative facilities, etc. Medical Centers, Academic,Medical Centers, University,University Medical Centers,Academic Medical Center,Center, Academic Medical,Center, University Medical,Centers, Academic Medical,Centers, University Medical,Medical Center, Academic,Medical Center, University,University Medical Center
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D057566 Self Report Method for obtaining information through verbal responses, written or oral, from subjects. Report, Self,Reports, Self,Self Reports

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