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Burnout among early career psychiatrists in Russia – results of a cross-sectional study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

E. Chumakov ,
A. Gvozdetsky  and
N. Petrova
E. Chumakov*
Affiliation:
Saint-Petersburg University, Department Of Psychiatry And Addictions, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation St.-Petersburg Psychiatric Hospital No 1 named after P.P. Kaschenko, Day Inpatient Department, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
A. Gvozdetsky
Affiliation:
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Department Of Psychiatry And Addictions, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
N. Petrova
Affiliation:
Saint-Petersburg University, Department Of Psychiatry And Addictions, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Despite the long history of burnout studies, the problem of burnout among psychiatric specialists in Russia is insufficiently studied. The risk of burnout is the highest among psychiatrists in the first 10 years of their career.

Objectives

To assess the prevalence and severity of burnout in early career psychiatrists (ECPs) in Russia.

Methods

An anonymous online survey of ECPs in Russia was conducted in July-August 2019 with a screening for burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The final sample consisted of 165 people (61.2% women; mean age 31.05±3.88). 95.2% of respondents lived in urban areas.

Results

A high level of burnout according to at least one of the MBI scales was revealed in 71.5% of ECPs: in 79 (78.2%) women and 39 (60.9%) men (χ2(1)=5.74; p=0.017). Mean values of the MBI Emotional Exhaustion scale corresponded to 23.33±8.97 and 17.97±8.49 (U=1999.5; p=0.003), the MBI Depersonalization scale – 10.46±4.81 and 9.16±4.22 (U=2598.5; p=0.083), and the MBI Personal Accomplishment scale – 33.02±5.98 and 35.32±5.75 (U=2409.5; p=0.026) for women and men, respectively. The following risk factors for professional burnout were identified: female sex (OR=3.54 [95% CI: 1.96; 6.39], p<0.001), overlapping of several working positions (OR=2.44 [95% CI: 1.36; 4.37], p=0.003), difficulties in work due to changes in documentation requirements introduced since the start of career (OR=2.32 [95% CI: 1.31; 4.11], p=0.004).

Conclusions

A high frequency of burnout among ECPs in Russia was revealed which suggests the urgent need for studies assessing the ways to prevent burnout in psychiatrists in Russia.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

early career psychiatristsburnoutECPs
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S352 - S353
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