Implemented Interventions for Surgeon Well-Being: A Scoping Review.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Practice
• Occupational Health

Background:

• Surgeons face high-risk environments with significant physical, emotional, and academic demands.
• These stressors can diminish surgeon well-being, impacting patient care and career longevity.
• Burnout is a known issue, but surgeon well-being is a broader concept.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine existing well-being interventions for faculty and resident surgeons.
• To evaluate the structures, themes, and outcome measures of these interventions.
• To identify gaps in current surgeon well-being practices.

Main Methods:

• A systematic literature search was performed across multiple databases.
• Interventions targeting surgery faculty and residents were evaluated.
• Key well-being components were identified and categorized into professional, personal, and work-life balance domains.

Main Results:

• Sixty-one articles were included, with interventions focusing on burnout (28), work-related stressors (27), career satisfaction (9), work-life balance (16), physical health (16), emotional health (18), and relationships (2).
• Study designs varied, including randomized controlled trials (13) and single-group designs (30).
• Outcomes were primarily measured using validated surveys (37) and study-specific surveys (34).

Conclusions:

• Surgeon well-being is multifaceted, involving professional and personal aspects.
• Current interventions predominantly target burnout and work-related stressors, often using survey measures.
• There is a need for enhanced well-being interventions for residents and faculty, with greater emphasis on career satisfaction and relationships.