Keep the fire burning: a survey study on the role of personal resources for work engagement and burnout in medical residents and specialists in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The high prevalence of burnout among medical residents and specialists raises concerns about the stressful demands in healthcare. This study investigated which job demands and job resources and personal resources are associated with work engagement and burnout and whether the effects of these demands and resources differ for medical residents and specialists. DESIGN:In a survey study among residents and specialists, we assessed job demands, job resources, personal resources, work engagement and burnout symptoms using validated questionnaires (January to December 2017). Results were analysed using multivariate generalised linear model, ordinary least squares regression analyses and path analyses. SETTING:Five academic and general hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:A total

SUBMITTER: Solms L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858141 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature