Burnout before and during COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 48 698 trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Postgraduate medical trainees exhibit elevated burnout levels. COVID-related workplace stressors created a further mental health challenge, potentially exacerbating this issue. This review compared literature on burnout levels in postgraduate medical trainees published before and after COVID, with consideration of group differences (e.g., specialty and country).

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023404618) and followed the updated PRISMA statement. Embase, Ovid Medline, Ovid PsycInfo and the Cochrane Collaborative were searched until April 2025. These results were supplemented with pearling and citation searching of included articles and previous reviews. Studies that administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human S

SUBMITTER: Prentice S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12513552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature