Burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians

Mikalauskas Audrius; Benetis Rimantas; Širvinskas Edmundas; Andrejaitienė Judita; Kinduris Šarūnas; Macas Andrius; Padaiga Žilvinas

doi:10.1515/med-2018-0017

Open Medicine (Apr 2018)

Burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians

Mikalauskas Audrius,
Benetis Rimantas,
Širvinskas Edmundas,
Andrejaitienė Judita,
Kinduris Šarūnas,
Macas Andrius,
Padaiga Žilvinas

Affiliations

Mikalauskas Audrius: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Benetis Rimantas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Širvinskas Edmundas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Andrejaitienė Judita: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Kinduris Šarūnas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Macas Andrius: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235
Padaiga Žilvinas: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., +37061321235

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0017
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 105 – 112

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Burnout is a syndrome of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and low personal accomplishment. Little is known about burnout in physicians. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of burnout among anesthetists and intensive care physicians, and associations between burnout and personal, as well as professional, characteristics.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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