| Literature DB >> 26657552 |
Jaewon Choi, Shill Lee Son, Suh Hee Kim, Hyunsoo Kim, Jee-Young Hong, Moo-Sik Lee.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the prevalence of burnout and its related factors in medical students in Korea.Entities:
Keywords: Burnout; Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey; Medical students; Republic of Korea
Mesh:
Year: 2015 PMID: 26657552 PMCID: PMC8814507 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2015.27.4.301
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Factor Analysis of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey Subscales
| Components | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| E | C | PE | |
| I feel emotionally drained by my studies | 0.804 | 0.145 | 0.007 |
| I feel used up at the end of a day at university | 0.848 | 0.126 | 0.065 |
| I feel tired when I get up in the morning and I have to face another day at the university | 0.772 | 0.174 | 0.010 |
| Studying or attending a class is really a strain for me | 0.793 | 0.363 | -0.110 |
| I feel burned out from my studies | 0.865 | 0.234 | 0.014 |
| I have become less interested in my studies since my enrollment at the university | 0.570 | 0.640 | -0.175 |
| I have become less enthusiastic about my studies | 0.550 | 0.677 | -0.165 |
| I have become more cynical about the potential usefulness of my studies | 0.291 | 0.862 | -0.146 |
| I doubt the significance of my studies | 0.204 | 0.874 | -0.112 |
| I can effectively solve the problems that arise in my studies | 0.005 | -0.041 | 0.782 |
| I believe that I make an effective contribution to the classes that I attend | -0.062 | -0.062 | 0.840 |
| In my opinion, I am a good student | -0.066 | -0.094 | 0.829 |
| I feel stimulated when I achieve my study goals | 0.000 | -0.080 | 0.798 |
| I have learned many interesting things during the course of my studies | 0.101 | -0.248 | 0.779 |
| During class I feel confident that I am effective in getting things done | -0.041 | -0.047 | 0.863 |
| Cronbach's | 0.902 | 0.903 | 0.904 |
E: Exhaustion, C: Cynicism, PE: Professional efficacy.
The Prevalence of Burnout by Selected Independent Variables
| Variable | Total (n = 534) | Burnout (n=141) | p-value[ | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
| Gender | 0.002 | ||||
| Male | 308 (57.7) | 66 (21.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 226 (42.3) | 75 (33.2) | 1.82 (1.24-2.69) | 2.27 (1.21-4.26) | |
| Grade | 0.529 | ||||
| Premedical course | 92 (17.2) | 25 (27.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1st grade | 142 (26.6) | 40 (28.2) | 1.05 (0.58-1.89) | 1.20 (0.45-3.21) | |
| 2nd grade | 173 (32.4) | 46 (26.6) | 0.97 (0.55-1.72) | 1.10 (0.43-2.83) | |
| 3rd grade | 53 (9.9) | 11 (20.8) | 0.70 (0.31-1.57) | 1.88 (0.56-6.40) | |
| 4th grade | 74 (13.9) | 19 (25.7) | 0.93 (0.46-1.86) | 1.34 (0.42-4.31) | |
| Irregular eating habit | 0.002 | ||||
| No | 238 (44.6) | 47 (19.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 296 (55.4) | 94 (31.8) | 1.89 (1.27-2.83) | 1.50 (0.80-2.83) | |
| Inadequate sleeping time | 0.134 | ||||
| No | 139 (26.0) | 30 (21.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 395 (74.0) | 111 (28.1) | 1.42 (0.90-2.25) | 0.65 (0.30-1.39) | |
| Dissatisfying leisure activity[ | 0.008 | ||||
| No | 154 (44.6) | 29 (18.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 191 (55.4) | 60 (31.4) | 1.97 (1.19-3.28) | 0.87 (0.45-1.67) | |
| Insufficient living expenses | 0.009 | ||||
| No | 304 (56.9) | 67 (22.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 230 (43.1) | 74 (32.2) | 1.68 (1.14-2.47) | 1.47 (0.77-2.80) | |
| Uncomfortable relationships | |||||
| Friends or family[ | 0.082 | ||||
| No | 504 (94.4) | 129 (25.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 30 (5.6) | 12 (40.0) | 1.94 (0.91-4.13) | 1.76 (0.51-6.14) | |
| Classmates | 0.007 | ||||
| No | 499 (93.4) | 125 (25.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 35 (6.6) | 16 (45.7) | 2.52 (1.26-5.05) | 2.57 (0.78-8.73) | |
| Upper classmen[ | 0.038 | ||||
| No | 421 (79.1) | 103 (24.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 111 (20.9) | 38 (34.2) | 1.61 (1.02-2.52) | 1.20 (0.59-2.43) | |
| Stress from | |||||
| Heavy academic workload | 0.007 | ||||
| No | 54 (10.1) | 6 (11.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 480 (89.9) | 135 (28.1) | 3.13 (1.31-7.49) | 0.80 (0.19-3.38) | |
| Poor academic performance | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 139 (26.0) | 14 (10.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 395 (74.0) | 127 (32.2) | 4.23 (2.34-7.64) | 2.73 (1.06-7.05) | |
| Fear of drop out | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 219 (41.0) | 37 (16.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 315 (59.0) | 104 (33.0) | 2.42 (1.59-3.71) | 2.04 (1.01-4.09) | |
| Unprepared lecture | 0.008 | ||||
| No | 225 (42.1) | 46 (20.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 309 (57.9) | 95 (30.7) | 1.73 (1.1 5-2.59) | 1.18 (0.48-2.92) | |
| Insufficient lecture materials | 0.001 | ||||
| No | 217 (40.6) | 41 (18.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 317 (59.4) | 100 (31.5) | 1.98 (1.31-2.99) | 1.50 (0.59-3.86) | |
| Unsystematic curriculum | 0.001 | ||||
| No | 232 (43.4) | 45 (19.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 302 (56.6) | 96 (31.8) | 1.94 (1.29-2.91) | 1.09 (0.48-2.49) | |
| Uncomfortable facilities | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 204 (38.2) | 36 (17.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 330 (61.8) | 105 (31.8) | 2.18 (1.42-3.34) | 2.53 (1.18-5.42) | |
| Inefficient lecture-related equipments | 0.004 | ||||
| No | 264 (49.4) | 55 (20.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 270 (50.6) | 86 (31.9) | 1.78 (1.20-2.63) | 1.34 (0.65-2.78) | |
| BDI class | 0.038 | ||||
| Low | 416 (77.9) | 75 (18.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Moderate | 96 (18.0) | 50 (52.1) | 4.94 (3.09–7.92) | 5.00 (2.51–9.97) | |
| High | 22 (4.1) | 16 (72.7) | 12.12 (4.59–32.02) | 9.26 (2.31–37.17) | |
Data are presented as number (%).
OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.
By chi-square test,
Total number was different by excluding “not applicable”,
“Yes” was defined when at least one answer included “uncomfortable” for the two questions which was “relationship with family” and “relationship with friends.”
Fig. 1.Modified Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Translated Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey.
CFI: Comparative Fit Index, GFI: Goodness of Fit Index, NFI: Normal Fit of Index.