Burnout in physicians: a survey of the Danish society for palliative medicine.

Objectives: Burnout, which is a state of prolonged physical and psychological exhaustion, seems to be a prevalent and serious problem among healthcare workers. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of burnout symptoms among members of Danish Society of Palliative Medicine (DSPaM).

Methods: All 160 physician members of DSPaM were invited to a questionnaire survey.