Suicide Risk Burnout and Risky Alcohol Use Among Physicians

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between risky alcohol use, burnout, and suicide in physicians. Methods: An online questionnaire (SurveyMonkey®) including the Sociodemographic Data Form, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Addiction Profile Index Risk Screening (APIRS), and Su...

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Published in:	Forbes Tıp Dergisi Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 211 - 217
Main Authors:	Osman hasantahsin kılıç, İhsan aksoy, Murat ANIL, Umut VAROL, Yelda VAROL, Çiğdem KIRCI DALLIOĞLU, Afra Sevde ÇETİN, Ece MUMCU, Nida ÜSTÜN, Çağla KOCUR, Zehra Nur BAYRAM, Nazlı Deniz MUNİS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Galenos Yayinevi 25-07-2023
Subjects:	burnout risky alcohol use suicide
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Summary:	Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between risky alcohol use, burnout, and suicide in physicians. Methods: An online questionnaire (SurveyMonkey®) including the Sociodemographic Data Form, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Addiction Profile Index Risk Screening (APIRS), and Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) was created. Results: Two hundred eighty-five physicians took the survey. It was determined that 49 of the physicians (17.2%) were high-risk alcohol users. SPS scores of residents (p=0.014), physicians without children (p=0.019), physicians with a history of suicide attempt (p=0.034) and psychiatric treatment (p=0.001) were found to be significantly higher. Suicide probability scores were weakly correlated with APIRSalcohol scores (rho: 0.138, p=0.02) and highly correlated with burnout scores (r=0.718, p=0.001). Conclusion: Structural and organizational measures should be taken to decrease burnout in physicians, and preventive public health services should be increased to reduce alcohol use in physicians.
ISSN:	2757-5241
DOI:	10.4274/forbes.galenos.2023.83702