title: An exploration of the prevalence and predictors of work-related well-being among psychosocial oncology professionals: An application of the job demands-resources model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Burnout is reportedly high among oncology healthcare workers. Psychosocial oncologists may be particularly vulnerable to burnout. However, their work engagement may also be high, counteracting stress in the workplace. This study aimed to document the prevalence of both burnout and work engagement, and the predictors of both, utilizing the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, within a sample of psychosocial oncologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Psychosocial-oncologist (N = 417) clinicians, recruited through 10 international and national psychosocial-oncology societies, completed an online questionnaire. Measures included demographic and work characteristics, burnout (the MBI-HSS Emotional Exhaustion (EE) and Depersonalization (DP) subscales), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and measures of job demands and resources.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High EE and DP was reported by 20.2 and 6.6% of participants, respectively, while 95.3% reported average to high work engagement. Lower levels of job resources and higher levels of job demands predicted greater burnout, as predicted by the JD-R model, but the predicted interaction between these characteristics and burnout was not significant. Higher levels of job resources predicted higher levels of work engagement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Burnout was surprisingly low and work engagement high in this sample. Nonetheless, one in five psychosocial oncologists have high EE. Our results suggest that both the positive (resources) and negative (demands) aspects of this work environment have an on impact burnout and engagement, offering opportunities for intervention. Theories such as the JD-R model can be useful in guiding research in this area.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology,University of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turnell
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology,University of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology,University of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Butow
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology,University of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Juraskova
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making,School of Psychology,University of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirsten
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Oncology Branch,Center for Cancer Research,National Cancer Institute,National Institutes of Health,Bethesda,Maryland.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,450 Brookline Avenue Boston,MA,02215.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patenaude
authors.affiliation: Wenckebach Institute,University Medical Center,University of Groningen,Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Josette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoekstra-Weebers
authors.affiliation: International Psycho-Oncology Society,Charlottesville,Virginia.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000523:psychology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Burnout; Cancer; Job demands–resources; Oncology; Psychosocial oncology; Work engagement