Profiles of Burnout and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among General Surgery Residents at a Large Academic Training Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has placed demands on General Surgery residents, who are already at high risk of burnout. This study examined the pandemic's impact on burnout and wellness among General Surgery residents at a large training program.

Methods

General Surgery residents at our institution completed a survey focused on self-reported burnout, mental health, perceptions of wellness resources, and changes in activities during the pandemic. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Unsupervised machine learning (k-means clustering) was used to identify profiles of burnout and comparisons between profiles were made.

Results

Of 82 eligible residents, 51 completed the survey (62% response rate). During COVID-19, 63% of residents had self-described

SUBMITTER: Nguyen MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature