OBJECTIVE: To investigate resident burnout in relation to work and home-related factors. METHOD: Maslach Burnout Inventory was mailed to residents in eight different medical specialties, with a response rate of 35%. RESULTS: Overall, 50% of residents met burnout criteria, ranging from 75% (obstetrics/gynecology) to 27% (family medicine). The first year of residency, being single, personal stress, and dissatisfaction with faculty were independently associated with burnout. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce resident burnout nationally would benefit from expanding beyond the work-hours regulation.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate resident burnout in relation to work and home-related factors. METHOD: Maslach Burnout Inventory was mailed to residents in eight different medical specialties, with a response rate of 35%. RESULTS: Overall, 50% of residents met burnout criteria, ranging from 75% (obstetrics/gynecology) to 27% (family medicine). The first year of residency, being single, personal stress, and dissatisfaction with faculty were independently associated with burnout. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to reduce resident burnout nationally would benefit from expanding beyond the work-hours regulation.
Authors: Waguih William Ishak; Sara Lederer; Carla Mandili; Rose Nikravesh; Laurie Seligman; Monisha Vasa; Dotun Ogunyemi; Carol A Bernstein Journal: J Grad Med Educ Date: 2009-12
Authors: J T Prins; J E H M Hoekstra-Weebers; H B M van de Wiel; S M Gazendam-Donofrio; F Sprangers; F C A Jaspers; F M M A van der Heijden Journal: Int J Behav Med Date: 2007