Burnout among resident doctors: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization that reduces efficiency at work. No studies have been reported focusing only on residency burnout and risk factors from our country until now. This study aimed to find out the impact and the association of specific demographic and practice characteristics with burnout among resident doctors.

Methods

A prospective cross-sectional survey of all resident doctors under training at that point of time in 2019 in the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Nepal in different specialties was done. We evaluated demographic variables, practice characteristics, and assessed burnout through validated Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) tools, and data were analyzed.

Results

A total 347 among 410 resident doc

SUBMITTER: Shahi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8927790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature