biostudies-literatureChew QHNational Medical Research Councile060148https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9486328biostudies-literatureUnknown12(9)<h4>Objectives</h4>Recent research suggests that burn-out is high and appears to be rooted in system-level factors including the local learning environment (LE). While most studies on this topic have been cross-sectional, our aim was to explore the relationship between burn-out and the LE over time within psychiatry residents. We hypothesised that burn-out is a significant predictor of learner perception of overall and all subdomains of LE within residents.<h4>Design</h4>This was a repeated measures questionnaire study.<h4>Setting</h4>We surveyed psychiatry residents in Singapore between January 2016 and December 2019.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and the Postgraduate Hospital Education Environment Measure (PHEEM) were used to assess burn-ouBMJ openBurn-out and relationship with the learning environment among psychiatry residents: a longitudinal study.PMC9486328NMRC/CG/004/2013Sim KCleland JChew QHfalseBurn-out and relationship with the learning environment among psychiatry residents: a longitudinal study.<h4>Objectives</h4>Recent research suggests that burn-out is high and appears to be rooted in system-level factors including the local learning environment (LE). While most studies on this topic have been cross-sectional, our aim was to explore the relationship between burn-out and the LE over time within psychiatry residents. We hypothesised that burn-out is a significant predictor of learner perception of overall and all subdomains of LE within residents.<h4>Design</h4>This was a repeated measures questionnaire study.<h4>Setting</h4>We surveyed psychiatry residents in Singapore between January 2016 and December 2019.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and the Postgraduate Hospital Education Environment Measure (PHEEM) were used to assess burn-ou2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Sep2026-06-03T10:27:47.664Z2025-04-06T07:50:24.364ZS-EPMC94863283612308610.1136/bmjopen-2021-060148