Doctors with ‘grit’ less likely to burnout: study
Clinicians with resilience and a passion for medicine are four times less likely to suffer exhaustion and disengagement, reveals Australian research
Doctors who have ‘true grit’ – resilience combined with passion for their work – are four times less likely to suffer burnout than those with low levels of grit, an Australian study suggests.
The researchers say the findings are important at a time when doctors across the health service are at increased risk of burnout.
They are working long hours under stressful conditions, with extra COVID-19 safety protocols in place, and managing patients who are fraught with worry.
Writing in The Conversation co-author Professor Donald Angstetra, from Griffith University in Queensland, suggests assessing doctors’ grit could become a standard test to minimise the likelihood of burnout.
