Journal article
Evaluating the Burnout-Thriving Index in a Multidisciplinary Cohort at a Large Academic Medical Center
Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol.112(4), pp.199-204
04/2019
DOI: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000962
PMID: 30943536
Abstract
There has been significant discussion about the quality of burnout research, especially with regard to abbreviated measurements of burnout and/or well-being. The purpose of this study was to compare a single-item, investigator-developed question measuring perceived well-being with validated multi-item measures of burnout and well-being.
Between 2016 and 2017, healthcare professionals and medical students at a large academic hospital system were sent an online survey measuring the risk of burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory), well-being (Physician or Nurse Well-Being Self-Assessment Tool), and perception of personal well-being (Burnout-Thriving Index [BTI], an investigator-developed, single-item measure). Analyses included linear and multiple regression and Pearson correlations.
The study sample included 1365 medical students, frontline nurses, resident physicians, supervising physicians or fellows, and advanced care practitioners. There were significant differences in all Maslach Burnout Inventory and Physician or Nurse Well-Being Self-Assessment Tool subscale scores based on BTI score (all
< 0.001). Adjusted
ranged from 0.066 (religiospiritual wellness) to 0.343 (emotional exhaustion). BTI had a stronger relation with personal accomplishment in medical students compared with nurses (
= 0.049) and a stronger relation with psychoemotional wellness in physicians and physicians-in-training compared with nurses (
< 0.05). A low BTI score demonstrated >80% sensitivity for high emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment.
The BTI may be used to screen for individuals who could benefit from completing a full burnout assessment and may be used to collect a quick "big picture" impression of burnout and well-being at a healthcare institution. Further research is needed to compare BTI score with known consequences of burnout and to explore differences in the relation between BTI score and psychoemotional wellness in different professional groups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluating the Burnout-Thriving Index in a Multidisciplinary Cohort at a Large Academic Medical Center
- Creators
- Rebecca Gates - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North CarolinaDavid Musick - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North CarolinaMark Greenawald - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North CarolinaKimberly Carter - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North CarolinaRichard Bogue - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North CarolinaLauren Penwell-Waines - From the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, and Novant Health, Cornelius, North Carolina
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol.112(4), pp.199-204
- DOI
- 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000962
- PMID
- 30943536
- NLM abbreviation
- South Med J
- ISSN
- 0038-4348
- eISSN
- 1541-8243
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2019
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064268802771
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