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The Pandemic from Within: Two Surveys of Physician Burnout in Canada

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
2 January 2007

Abstract

Two surveys were conducted to examine the prevalence and severity of burnout in physicians. In the first survey, a total of 1,161 Alberta physicians responded to a series of demographic questions and 4 burnout measures, including a modified Maslach Burnout Inventory (MMBI). In the second survey, a total of 2,251 Canadian physicians completed the Boudreau Burnout Questionnaire (BBQ) as part of the Canadian Medical Association Physician Resource Questionnaire. Using these measures of burnout and the Phase Model approach, physician burnout levels were identified. Overall, 45.7% of Canadian physicians and 48.6 to 55.5% of Alberta physicians were classified as being in the advanced phases of burnout.

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Deux études visant à examiner la fréquence et la sévérité du burnout parmi les médecins ont été effectués. Dans la première étude, 1 161 médecins albertains ont répondu à une série de questions démographiques et 4 mesures de burnout incluant un Maslach Burnout Inventory modifié (MMBI). Dans la deuxième étude, 2 251 médecins canadiens ont complété le Boudreau Burnout Questionnaire (BBQ) qui faisait partie du Questionnaire sur les effectifs médicaux de l'Association médicale canadienne. Les niveaux de burnout chez les médecins ont été identifiés à partir de ces mesures de burnout et à partir de l'approche Phase Model. En tout, 45.7% des médecins canadiens et 48.6% à 55.5% des médecins albertains ont été classifiés comme étant dans des phases avancées du burnout.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 25Number 2September 2006
Pages: 71 - 88

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Robert A. Boudreau
Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, and The University of Western Australia
Renée L. Grieco
Mastel Associates Ltd., Calgary
Sandra L. Cahoon
The University of Calgary
Robin C. Robertson
RCR Consulting Inc., Calgary
Robert J. Wedel
Family Physician, Taber, Alberta

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