TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in surgeon wellness (take a sad song and make it better)
T2 - A comparison of surgical residents, fellows, and attendings
AU - Jackson, Theresa
AU - Morgan, Jake
AU - Jackson, Diane
AU - Cook, Taylor
AU - McLean, Kevin
AU - Agrawal, Vaidehi
AU - Taubman, Kevin
AU - Kumar, Gajal
AU - Truitt, Michael S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Southeastern Surgical Congress. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - We aim to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), physician burnout (PBO), and work–life balance (WLB) among surgical residents, fellows, and attendings to illustrate the trends in surgeon wellness. A cross-sectional national survey of surgical residents, fellows, and attendings was conducted screening for PTSD, PBO, and WLB. The prevalence of screening positive for PTSD was more than two times that of the general population at all levels of experience, and more than half have an unhealthy WLB. The prevalence of PTSD, PBO, and unhealthy WLB declined with increasing level of experience (P < 0.001). One deviation in this trend was a lower prevalence of PBO among surgical fellows compared with residents and attendings (P < 0.001). Surgeon wellness improved with increasing level of experience. The incorporation of wellness programs into surgical residencies is essential to the professional development of young surgeons to cultivate healthy lasting habits for a well-balanced career and life.
AB - We aim to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), physician burnout (PBO), and work–life balance (WLB) among surgical residents, fellows, and attendings to illustrate the trends in surgeon wellness. A cross-sectional national survey of surgical residents, fellows, and attendings was conducted screening for PTSD, PBO, and WLB. The prevalence of screening positive for PTSD was more than two times that of the general population at all levels of experience, and more than half have an unhealthy WLB. The prevalence of PTSD, PBO, and unhealthy WLB declined with increasing level of experience (P < 0.001). One deviation in this trend was a lower prevalence of PBO among surgical fellows compared with residents and attendings (P < 0.001). Surgeon wellness improved with increasing level of experience. The incorporation of wellness programs into surgical residencies is essential to the professional development of young surgeons to cultivate healthy lasting habits for a well-balanced career and life.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 31267897
AN - SCOPUS:85068895560
SN - 0003-1348
VL - 85
SP - 579
EP - 586
JO - American Surgeon
JF - American Surgeon
IS - 6
ER -