Prevalence and severity of burnout in Hong Kong doctors up to 20 years post-graduation: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the prevalence and severity of burnout and explore the factors associated with burnout among Hong Kong medical graduates up to 20 years post-graduation.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Hong Kong.

Participants

Doctors who graduated from the University of Hong Kong between 1995 and 2014.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Burnout as measured by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), alcohol consumption as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Version C, lifestyle behaviours (hours of sleep and work, exercise, smoking, substance use), career satisfaction and sociodemographic characteristics were obtained using paper or online questionnaires.

Results

Response rate was 30.9% (496/1607). Prevalence o

SUBMITTER: Ng APP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7592302 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature