Title :

How do French Obstetrician-Gynaecologists perceive their quality of life? A national survey.

Author(s) :

Merlier, Margaux [Auteur]
Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
Ghesquière, Louise [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Huissoud, Cyril [Auteur]
Hospices Civils de Lyon [HCL]
Drumez, Elodie [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Morel, Oliver [Auteur]
Service d'Obstétrique et de Gynécologie [CHRU Nancy]
Garabedian, Charles [Auteur]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]

Journal title :

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Abbreviated title :

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol

Volume number :

286

Pages :

112-117

Publication date :

2023-05-28

ISSN :

1872-7654

English keyword(s) :

Work -life balance
Quality of life
Burnout
Obstetrics and Gynaecology

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

Objective Obstetrics is a constraining specialty due to heavy workloads and repeated stressful situations. French maternity wards are facing many difficulties to recruit, as a consequence of the conversion of a significant ...
Show more >Objective Obstetrics is a constraining specialty due to heavy workloads and repeated stressful situations. French maternity wards are facing many difficulties to recruit, as a consequence of the conversion of a significant number of Obstetrician-Gynecologists (OB-GYNs) to exclusive daily private practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of OB-GYNs in order to identify burnout risk factors, develop prevention strategies and therefore ensure patient safety. Study Design A Google forms questionnaire assessing QOL and life/work balance was distributed by e-mail to 1 397 members of the National College of French OB-GYNs (CNGOF). This was a declarative multicenter cross-sectional survey. Results Four hundred sixty-one responses were collected (response rate 30%). A burnout episode was reported by 31.3% of respondents. Main burnout risk factors were limited staff on the on-call schedule (p = 0.008) and low salary (p < 0.001). On-call work was considered to have a negative personal life impact by 57.8% of the sample; 34.1% wanted to stop this practice and 81.3% believed that financial compensation would help reinforce its attractiveness. Medico-legal risks influenced the daily practices of 70% of respondents and 86.8% had been personally affected by media coverage of obstetrical violence. Conclusions This report confirms a high burnout rate within a stressful profession, with major impacts from on-call activity, insufficient salary relative to the arduousness of this practice, high exposure to medico-legal actions and media attention. Revising shift duration to a maximum 12 h, better control over global workload, higher salary and renewed social recognition are urgent priorities.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CHU Lille

Collections :

• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2023-11-15T01:54:46Z
2024-04-03T09:44:26Z