Soham Dasgupta1, Ishaan Dave2, Courtney E. McCracken2, Larry Mohl3, Ritu Sachdeva1, William Border1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 350-355, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12723
Abstract Background: Physicians are exposed to workplace factors that may result in acute or
chronic stress resulting in burnout. This may impact the productivity and result in suboptimal patient care practices.
Methods: We surveyed pediatric cardiology attending physicians at our institution to
assess their perception of burnout and work-life balance using the Maslach Burnout
Inventory and the Areas of Work-Life Survey.
Results: Forty-five out of the 50 pediatric cardiology attendings responded to the survey.
They were divided into 4 groups: Interventional/Electrophysiology [n = 3], Cardiac Intensive
Care/Inpatient [n = 8], Non-Invasive Imaging [n = 6], and Outpatient [n =… More >