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Surveyed ophthalmologists report good quality of life, low burnout
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A survey study conducted at a glaucoma society meeting found that ophthalmologists are happy with their quality of life overall and report low levels of burnout, according to a poster presentation here.
Carlo Enrico Traverso, MD, European Glaucoma Society president, and colleagues presented the poster at the European Glaucoma Society meeting.
“The results of this survey suggest that the ophthalmologists completing the survey were satisfied with their lives and experienced lower levels of ‘burnout’ compared with medicine as a whole and chairs of ophthalmology,” the study authors said. “However, it would be interesting to assess whether these results would be reproduced should the survey be undertaken at the respondents’ place of work rather than an ophthalmology meeting.”
The study was conducted with a quality-of-life survey distributed in welcome packets at the European Glaucoma Society meeting in Madrid in 2010. The survey included questions regarding demographics as well as satisfaction with life, burnout and family support.
Approximately 172 questionnaires were returned, with 164 completed. The average age of the respondents was 45.7 (±9) years, and 53% were men. The average working week reported was 47 (±17.3) hours.
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