title: Work related stress among gynecologic oncologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Up to one third of oncologists experience burnout. The objective was to determine correlates of work related stress in gynecologic oncologists (GOs).
  
  
  METHODS
  Using an online tool, we surveyed 273 members of the International Gynecologic Cancer (IGCS) Society (60% from North America) to examine demographic, psychological and spiritual correlates of work related stress (WRS) and burnout. Measures of death anxiety (DA) and locus of control (LOC) were also administered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  WRS did not correlate with religion, religiosity, race, or gender, but did correlate with DA (r=0.23, p=0.0006). WRS was also associated with younger age (p=0.01) and fewer years out of training (p=0.0286), higher scores on LOC Chance (r=0.18, p=0.007), higher scores on Powerful Other (r=0.30, p<0.0001), and lower scores on LOC Internality (r=-0.30, p<0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Responses from younger and less experienced GOs, correlate with higher WRS scores especially if their LOC is weighted toward chance and powerful others. Responses of GO's with these two characteristics also correlate with higher DA scores and reports of difficulty talking about death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. lramonde@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ramondetta
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Urbauer
authors.forename: Alaina J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Gwyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Premal H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Thaker
authors.forename: Harold G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levenback
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged