Investigating burnout among major field clinical residents of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Burnout includes emotional exhaustion, loss of personality and decreased performance. This syndrome occurs in people whose jobs are in direct contact with people, and it can lead to a decrease in the quality of services provided.

Methods: This cross-sectional study will be conducted on all residents of major fields (internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, gynecology and obstetrics) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. A full count is made. The data collection tool is the Persianized Maslach Burnout Inventory, which was first published by Maslach and Jackson in 1981. It includes 22 items in three dimensions of emotional exhaustion (9 questions), depersonalization (5 questions) and personal adequacy (8 questions), each question receiving a score from zero (never) to six (every day). Higher scores in emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and lower scores in personal adequacy indicate job burnout.

Results: In this study, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 107 clinical assistants in major fields of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were included in the study. Residents of general surgery and obstetrics and gynecology fields have a higher average score in the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. All disciplines, except the internal discipline, are classified in the "low" group in terms of personal sufficiency. The results of the present study showed that age below 35 years is a protective factor for the occurrence of job burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion. The chances of job burnout in the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and personal sufficiency are lower in males compared to females. Being single is a risk factor in the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and personal sufficiency. It was also observed that the chance of burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion is lower in assistants in non-surgical fields compared to assistants in surgical fields.