Affiliation:
1. Department of Dermatology Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves Granada Spain
2. Group of Epidemiology and Health Promotion in Dermatology Spanish Association of Dermatology and Venereology Madrid Spain
3. Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Granada Granada Spain
4. TECe19‐Clinical and Translational Dermatology Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, Ibs. Granada Spain
Abstract
AbstractBurnout syndrome is a mental health condition related to chronic occupational stress; its prevalence, as well as its relationship with other mental health disorders in physicians, has become a topic of growing interest. However, no studies with large sample sizes evaluate this association in dermatologists. With this background, a cross‐sectional study was designed, which included 420 Spanish dermatologists; the mean age was 44.5 years (12.39), and 62% (260/420) were women. Eleven percent (45/420) of the participants presented a moderate risk of burnout, more than half of the sample had at least one of the burnout symptoms, 47% (198/420) had some degree of anxiety, and 20.3% (85/420) presented some degree of depression. Less than 1% (4/420) demonstrated a high risk of alcohol use disorder. Being female was associated with a higher risk of depression and anxiety. Meanwhile, men and residents showed an increasedrisk of alcohol use disorder. Burnout and its domains showed a significative association with depression and anxiety, while no relationship with alcohol abuse was observed.