Arif Alper Çevik1, C. James Holliman1, Sedat Yanturalı21Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Turkey 2Pennsylvania State University, Center For International Emergency, Department Of Emergency Medicine, Hershey, Pa, Usa
EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND "BURN OUT" SYNDROME
Arif Alper Çevik1, C. James Holliman1, Sedat Yanturalı21Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Turkey 2Pennsylvania State University, Center For International Emergency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hershey, Pa, Usa
Emergency physicians are continuously under stress because of overcrowded departments, severity of cases, and their work schedules. In addition to this work stress, unregular social and familiy life are the main components of ongoing burn out process in these professionals. Burn out is the end point of the process which is complicated by the loss of professional enthusiasm and satisfaction, and negative behavioral approach to the patients. This review includes detailed statements on specific headlines, such as residency period, shift system, sleep management, risk of physical and psychological diseases, and stress management for emergency physicians.
Keywords: Emergency department, burn out, stress
Sorumlu Yazar: Arif Alper Çevik Makale Dili: Türkçe