Table 1 Summary of studies analysing the impacts on surgeon's personal life
Personal Life | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Improved | No Change | Worsen | |||
Source | Outcome | Source | Outcome | Source | Outcome |
Basu et al, 2004[14] A 68-item survey of plastic surgery residents (n = 12) | Resident quality of life and morale had improved | Gelfand et al, 2004[21] Pre-post survey of residents (n = 37) and faculty members (n = 27) | No changes in emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal accomplishment, no significant changes in residents burnout | _ | _ |
Chung et al, 2004[15] Pre-post survey of surgical residents. | Improvements in fatigue-related issues, more work satisfaction, improvement of lifestyle | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Kort et al, 2004[16] Survey of general surgery residents (n = 164) | Increased personal time and decreased fatigue at work, more time for family, senior residents were less enthusiastic than junior residents | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Stamp et al, 2005[17] Pre-post survey of surgical residents (n = 28) | More time for rest, time with family, and socializing | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Hutter et al, 2006[18] Survey of surgical residents (n = 58) and surgical attending physicians (N = 58), web based MBI survey(Burnout) | Decreased burnout scores, less emotional exhaustion, improved quality of life, increased motivation to work | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Immerman et al, 2007[19] Survey of opinions and attitudes of orthopaedic residents (n = 976) and program directors (n = 85) | There was an overall agreement that the quality of life had improved | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Schneider et al, 2007[20] Pre-post evaluation of operative case logs, standardized scores, residents perception survey | Substantial improvements of residents satisfaction and quality of life | _ | _ | _ | _ |