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Burnout profiles among French healthcare professionals caring for young cancer patients

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Abstract

Purpose

The aims of this study were to identify specific burnout profiles among healthcare workers caring for young cancer patients and to investigate their specificities in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, stress, coping mechanisms, and perceived rewards.

Methods

A total of 262 French healthcare professionals working with young cancer patients completed the study protocol (sociodemographic characteristics, Pediatric Caregiver Stress Questionnaire, Work Rewards Scale–Pediatric Oncology, Ways of Coping Checklist – Revised, Maslach Burnout Inventory). A cluster analysis was performed to identify burnout profiles. ANOVAs and chi-tests were performed in order to identify the differences between the clusters.

Results

The cluster analysis performed showed two end-points profiles with three low or high dimensions (Engagement, Burnout) and three intermediate profiles with only one high dimension (Overextended, Disengaged, Ineffective). The Burnout profile was characterized by a high level of stress, particularly related to working conditions, a low level of perceived rewards, and a low use of problem-focused coping. The Overextended profile was characterized by a high level of stress, particularly related to working conditions. The Disengaged profile had a higher level of stress and a lower level of perceived rewards than the Engagement profile. The Ineffective profile was characterized by low levels of perceived rewards, problem-focused coping, and social support seeking.

Conclusion

Interventions to improve the health of healthcare professionals caring for young cancer patients should focus primarily on improving working conditions (work overload, work/life balance) and promoting a stable work environment, enabling healthcare workers to develop their resources at work.

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Participants of this study did not agree for their data to be shared publicly, so supporting data is not available.

Abbreviations

e.g.:

Exempli gratia (meaning “for example.”)

EMELCARA:

Experience of a mediation system for high school and university students in situations of singular otherness: cancer and rare diseases

F:

Fisher

FSE:

European Social Fund

M:

Mean

MBI:

Maslach Burnout Inventory

PCSQ:

Pediatric Caregiver Stress Questionnaire

SD:

Standard deviation

W:

Welch

WCC-R:

Ways of Coping Checklist – Revised

WRS-PO:

Work Rewards Scale–Pediatric Oncology

χ 2 :

Chi-squared

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Funding

This survey was carried out as part of the project funded by the European Social Fund (FSE, 2019-2022) and was supported by the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region: EMELCARA (“Expérience d’un dispositif de médiation pour des lycéens et étudiants en situation d’altérités singulières: cancer et maladies rares” translated as “Experience of a mediation system for high school and university students in situations of singular otherness: cancer and rare diseases”)

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  1. Université Paris Cité and Univ Gustave Eiffel, LaPEA, F-92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    Damien Ridremont

  2. CY Cergy Paris Université, Laboratoire CHArt UR 4004, ZAC des Barbanniers, Avenue Marcel Paul, 92230, Gennevilliers Cedex, France

    Emilie Boujut

  3. Université de Bordeaux, LACES UR 7437, 3ter, place de la Victoire, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Eric Dugas

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Ridremont, D., Boujut, E. & Dugas, E. Burnout profiles among French healthcare professionals caring for young cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 32, 74 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08291-4

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