Career satisfaction and burnout among U.S. neurosurgeons: A feasibility and pilot study

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Klimo, Paul ^a,b,c   Decuypere, Michael ^c   Ragel, Brian T ^d   McCartney, Shirley ^d   Couldwell, William T ^e   Boop, Frederick A ^a,b,c  

^a Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Center   (United States)

^b LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Career; Lifestyle; Maslach Burnout Inventory; Neurosurgery; Satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; CAREER; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NEUROSURGEON; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 84888643132     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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