Global Resilience in Plastic Surgery Study (GRIPS): Resilience is Associated with Lower Burnout Rates.

ABSTRACT: Burnout has earned notoriety in medicine. It affects medical students, residents and surgeons, causing a decrease in career satisfaction, quality of life, and increased risk of depression and suicide. The effect of resilience against burnout is yet unknown in plastic surgery trainees.

Methods

A survey was sent via email to the members of plastic surgery societies (ICOPLAST) and the trainees from (ASPS) Resident Council from November 2021 through January 2022. The data included: demographics, training program characteristics, physician wellness resources, and single item Maslach-Burnout Inventory and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale questionnaire.

Results

One-hundred seventy-five plastic surgery trainees responded to the survey. Of these, 119 (68%) trainees from 24 countries c

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Unda NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085483 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature