Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the burnout rates of graduating Canadian Urology residents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on burnout rates in Canadian Urology trainees.

Subjects and methods

A total of 37 chief residents representing all 12 Canadian Urology residency programmes attended a preparatory examination in December 2019 pre-pandemic and 39 chief residents attended virtually in November 2020 during the pandemic. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) for medical professionals' questionnaire was administered anonymously to both groups. The MBI covers emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal accomplishment. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data.

Results

There was a 100% response rate in the convenience sample (n = 37) in 2019 and 64.1% response rate (n = 25) in 2020. Overall, 70% of chief

SUBMITTER: Johnstone J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature