Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report on Pediatric Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The Pediatric Resident Burnout and Resilience Consortium (PRB-RSC) has described the epidemiology of burnout in pediatric residents since 2016. We hypothesized burnout rates during the pandemic would increase. We explored resident burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship to resident perception of workload, training, personal life and local COVID burden.

Methods

Since 2016, PRB-RSC has sent an annual, confidential survey to over 30 pediatric and medicine-pediatrics residencies. In 2020 and 2021, 7 questions were added to explore the relationship of COVID-19 and perceptions of workload, training and personal life.

Results

In 2019, 46 programs participated, 22 in 2020, and 45 in 2021. Response rates in 2020 (n=1,055, 68%) and 20

SUBMITTER: Zuniga LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature