Karen E A Burns1,2, Alison Fox-Robichaud3,4, Edmund Lorens5, Claudio M Martin6,7,8. 1. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. burnsk@smh.ca. 2. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 30 Bond Street, Office 4-045 Donnelly Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada. burnsk@smh.ca. 3. Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 4. Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 5. Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 6. London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada. 7. Lawson Research institute, London, ON, Canada. 8. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
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PURPOSE: In a national cross-sectional survey, we aimed to i) characterize work profile, workload, and income, ii) evaluate work satisfaction, work-life integration, burnout, incivility, mentorship, and promotion, iii) gauge future physician resource requirements, and iv) assess for differences by gender and specialty (adult vs pediatric). METHODS: We developed, tested, and administered an electronic questionnaire. RESULTS: We analyzed 265 fully and 18 partially completed questionnaires. Respondents were predominantly men (192; 72.5%) and adult intensivists (229; 87.7%). Most intensivists (226/272; 83.1%) were somewhat satisfied or strongly satisfied with their career. Over one third of respondents felt that their daily intensive care unit (ICU) clinical work (113/270; 41.9%), yearly non-ICU clinical work (86/248; 34.7%), administrative work (101/264; 38.3%), and in-house call coverage (78/198; 39.4%) were somewhat high or very high. Nearly half (129/273; 47.3%) felt that their work schedule did not leave enough time for personal/family life. Twenty-seven percent (74/272) of respondents were experiencing at least one symptom of burnout when surveyed and 171/272 (63%) experienced burnout symptoms more than once a month. Ten percent planned to retire in the next five years and 17-20% retired each five-year interval thereafter. Compared with men, women felt that their work schedule left significantly less time for personal/family life (χ2 [4] = 11.36, P < 0.05, odds ratio [OR] = 0.55), experienced more frequent and severe burnout symptoms (F [1,120.91] = 8.04, P < 0.01, OR = 2.0; F [1,112.80] = 4.91, P < 0.05, OR = 1.9), and more incivility in their division (χ2 [1] = 13.73, P < 0.001, OR = 2.8), hospital (χ2 [1] = 8.11, P < 0.01, OR = 2.2), and university (χ2 [1] = 4.91, P < 0.05, OR = 2.3). CONCLUSIONS: Although most intensivists were satisfied with their careers, many were dissatisfied with their workload, experienced work-life integration challenges, and acknowledged burnout symptoms. Women intensivists were significantly less satisfied with their careers, experienced greater work-life integration challenges, more frequent and severe burnout symptoms, and greater incivility.
PURPOSE: In a national cross-sectional survey, we aimed to i) characterize work profile, workload, and income, ii) evaluate work satisfaction, work-life integration, burnout, incivility, mentorship, and promotion, iii) gauge future physician resource requirements, and iv) assess for differences by gender and specialty (adult vs pediatric). METHODS: We developed, tested, and administered an electronic questionnaire. RESULTS: We analyzed 265 fully and 18 partially completed questionnaires. Respondents were predominantly men (192; 72.5%) and adult intensivists (229; 87.7%). Most intensivists (226/272; 83.1%) were somewhat satisfied or strongly satisfied with their career. Over one third of respondents felt that their daily intensive care unit (ICU) clinical work (113/270; 41.9%), yearly non-ICU clinical work (86/248; 34.7%), administrative work (101/264; 38.3%), and in-house call coverage (78/198; 39.4%) were somewhat high or very high. Nearly half (129/273; 47.3%) felt that their work schedule did not leave enough time for personal/family life. Twenty-seven percent (74/272) of respondents were experiencing at least one symptom of burnout when surveyed and 171/272 (63%) experienced burnout symptoms more than once a month. Ten percent planned to retire in the next five years and 17-20% retired each five-year interval thereafter. Compared with men, women felt that their work schedule left significantly less time for personal/family life (χ2 [4] = 11.36, P < 0.05, odds ratio [OR] = 0.55), experienced more frequent and severe burnout symptoms (F [1,120.91] = 8.04, P < 0.01, OR = 2.0; F [1,112.80] = 4.91, P < 0.05, OR = 1.9), and more incivility in their division (χ2 [1] = 13.73, P < 0.001, OR = 2.8), hospital (χ2 [1] = 8.11, P < 0.01, OR = 2.2), and university (χ2 [1] = 4.91, P < 0.05, OR = 2.3). CONCLUSIONS: Although most intensivists were satisfied with their careers, many were dissatisfied with their workload, experienced work-life integration challenges, and acknowledged burnout symptoms. Women intensivists were significantly less satisfied with their careers, experienced greater work-life integration challenges, more frequent and severe burnout symptoms, and greater incivility.
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