Assessment of Medical Students Burnout during COVID-19 Pandemic

Mohammed A. Muaddi (), Maged El-Setouhy, Abdullah A. Alharbi, Anwar M. Makeen, Essa A. Adawi, Gassem Gohal and Ahmad Y. Alqassim
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Mohammed A. Muaddi: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Maged El-Setouhy: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah A. Alharbi: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Anwar M. Makeen: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Essa A. Adawi: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Gassem Gohal: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Y. Alqassim: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: This study estimated the prevalence of burnout and its determinants among medical students at Jazan University during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 444 medical students completed an online survey containing the Maslach burnout inventory. The prevalence of burnout was 54.5%. Burnout reached its peak during the fourth year whereas it was the lowest in the internship year. Being a resident in mountain areas, being delayed in college-level, being divorced, and having divorced parents were all associated with an increased risk of burnout. During their time at medical school, students generally showed a trend of consistently high scores in the personal accomplishment subscale, a decreasing trend in the emotional exhaustion subscale, and an increasing trend in the depersonalization subscale. The most important predictive factor was having separated parents. Perceived study satisfaction appeared to be a significant protective factor in a dose–response manner. These findings suggest that burnout among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic is a concern that should be monitored and prevented.

Keywords: burnout; medical students; Maslach burnout inventory; COVID-19; environmental health; occupational health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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