Burnout syndrome (BOS) among resident doctors in an Egyptian tertiary care university hospital: Prevalence and determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic

Amr A. Fadle, Ahmed A Khalifa, Dalia G. Mahran, Shimaa Sayed Khidr, Hatem G Said and Osama Farouk

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 2, 396-405

Abstract: Objectives: The current study aimed to detect the BOS prevalence and determinants among residents working during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Egyptian tertiary university referral hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating the working period from June to November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic second wave, through a five sections questionnaire evaluating: 1 − sociodemographic characteristics, 2 − job characteristics, 3 − negative thoughts related to their job, 4 − resident’s health problems, and 5 − evaluating BOS through Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale (including emotional exhaustion [EE], depersonalization [DP], and personal accomplishment [PA] as subscales). Results: We included 230 residents with a median age of 27 years. The median MBI sub-scales (IQ Range) values were 30.0 (20, 39), 21.0 (15, 30), and 29.5 (22, 36) for EE, DP, and PA, respectively. About 51.0% and 83.0% of the residents were high in EE and DP, while 8.7% were low in PA. The median EE and DP were higher in younger age (⩽27 years; p  = .002 and .024), males ( p  = .001 and 90 hours weekly ( p  = .016 and

Keywords: Resident doctors; burnout syndrome; COVID-19 pandemic; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640221104698

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