Triggering and protective factors of burnout in medical resident physicians in a lower-middle-income country: A cross-sectional study

Residents and interns are prone to emotional and physical exhaustion, also known as burnout. Burnout has not been studied much in physicians working in lower-middle income countries. We conducted this study to determine the burden of burnout among internal medicine residents and to identify triggeri...

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Published in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2021-07, Vol.67, p.102500-102500, Article 102500
Main Authors: Mahmood, Saad bin Zafar, Zahid, Aqusa, Nasir, Noreen, Tahir, Munaim, Ghouri, Uzma, Almas, Aysha
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Language:English
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Burnout
Cross-sectional Study
Medicine
Pakistan
Residents
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Summary:Residents and interns are prone to emotional and physical exhaustion, also known as burnout. Burnout has not been studied much in physicians working in lower-middle income countries. We conducted this study to determine the burden of burnout among internal medicine residents and to identify triggering and protective factors associated with burnout. A cross-sectional study was conducted at two institutes in Karachi from 2018 to 2019. All residents registered in the internal medicine program for at least 6 months were invited to participate via an online survey. An abbreviated version of the Maslach Burnout scale was used to measure burnout, and protective and triggering factors were recorded according to known factors. A total of 71 out of 92 (77%) residents participated. The mean (SD) age of the participants was 28 (3.1) years, 51 (71.8%) were females and 51 (71.8%) were junior residents. A total of 33 (46.5%) residents had burnout. Burnout and emotional exhaustion were more in female residents (p 
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102500