Women, especially nurses, are the most affected. The study points to the lack of support for these problems: less than half of the respondents say they have had access to psychological support.
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62% of emergency physicians suffer from at least one symptom of burnout, according to a study by the European Society for Emergency Medicine published Friday, May 28 in theEuropean Journal of Emergency Medicine. The study was carried out using a questionnaire, which was answered in January and February 2022 by nearly 2,000 emergency care professionals, mainly doctors, but also nurses and paramedics, from 89 countries. It was published in the journal on Friday on the occasion of World Emergency Medicine Day.
The proportion is higher among nurses
According to this study, the proportion of emergency physicians in a burnout situation is higher two years after the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the nurses and the women who are concerned: 73% of nurses, against 60% of doctors, 64% of women, against 59% of men, suffer from burnout. The least experienced people are the most affected: 74% of emergency physicians with less than 5 years of experience suffer from it, compared to 60% of professionals with more than 10 years of experience. This translates into a feeling of lack of personal accomplishment (48%), depersonalization in relation to daily tasks (47%), and emotional exhaustion (46%).
Finally, the study points to the lack of support for these problems: only 41% of respondents say they have had access to psychological support.