Assessment of burnout in medical undergraduate students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Altannir, Youssef; Alnajjar, Wedad; Ahmad, Syed Osama; Altannir, Mustafa; Yousuf, Fouad; Obeidat, Akef; Al-Tannir, Mohamad

doi:10.1186/s12909-019-1468-3

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“…[ 34 ] The burnout prevalence was 13.4% in medical students of Riyadh. [ 32 ] Burnout rates reported from Chinese and US medical schools were 50%, which is much higher than our population. [ 14 37 ]…”

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“…Our burnout prevalence is similar to Brazilian, British, Pakistan, Romanian, and Saudi Arabian medical students. [ 31 32 33 34 35 ] Burnout rates reported in Brazilian medical students varied from 10.3% to 12%. [ 33 36 ] Of 18.2% of the medical students in Karachi reporting burnout, 20.7% of the students reported high burnout rates in EE, 19.8% low in PA, and 17.8% high in DP.…”

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Burnout in medical students of a tertiary care Indian medical center: How much protection does resilience confer?

Pharasi

Patra

2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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Context: Medical profession continues to grapple with burnout; even medical students are not spared of this self-destructive psychological experience. Attempts are being made to control and contain burnout in medical students by the medical fraternity. Aims: We intend to study the prevalence and determinants of burnout in medical students in a tertiary medical center and also to study the relationship of resilience with the experience of burnout. Settings and Design: This was a cross-sectional anonymous survey method. Materials and Methods: Randomized stratified sampling method was used wherein roll numbers of MBBS students belonging to four different semesters were chosen using randomization software. Based on prevailing prevalence of burnout, sample size calculation was done, and 196 completed questionnaires were included in analysis. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) were used. Two-dimensional approach toward diagnosing burnout was used. Statistical Analysis: Association tests were carried out to analyze the association between means, and Spearman's rho was used to assess the correlation of MBI subscales with RSA subscales. We also used binary logistic regression to assess the relationship of burnout with resilience. Results: The prevalence of burnout was 16.84%, and high scores on depersonalization (DP) subscale were seen in males. Personal accomplishment (PA) scores were lower in the fifth and seventh semesters. A statistically significant correlation was observed between MBI and RSA subscales. Binary regression analysis revealed higher resilience scores were significantly associated with decreased likelihood of burnout in emotional exhaustion (odds ratio [OR] = 0.95; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.93-0.97), DP (OR = 0.95; 95% CI = 0.93–0.98), and PA (OR = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.84–0.98). Conclusions: Burnout prevalence in our sample lies at the lower range of global prevalence rates. Resilience is protective from burnout.

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Burnout in medical students of a tertiary care Indian medical center: How much protection does resilience confer?

Pharasi

Patra

2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…urban vs. rural). A study on medical students in Saudi Arabia also suggested that longitudinal studies should be conducted to explore the mental health patterns from admission to graduation (Altannir et al, 2019). Another conclusion drawn from the current research is the focus that needs to be given to mental health of medical students.…”

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Outstanding Medical Students' Quality of Life: A Complexity and Disparity Based

Akkurt¹

2019

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Medical studies are perceived as stressful and data from the literature indicates that mental health of medical school students worsens in the course of their studies. The mental well-being and quality of life (QOL) of medical students have been of interest for several decades. The QOL of outstanding medical students in Saudi Arabia has not been explored. Therefore, the current study examined the QOL of outstanding medical students and investigated the differences based on gender and social status. The results indicate that male students and married students (male and female) had higher QOL in all domains except that of social relation. Female students and single students (male and female) had higher scores in social relations domain. The lowest mean score for both male and female students was observed in the psychological domain, which indicates the need for preventive counselling services to be integrated into the medical school curriculum.

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“…Some studies have shown that no difference exists between the sexes in predicting burnout (44,45). Some report that males are at a higher risk (46,47), while some indicate that female medical students are more vulnerable (48,49).…”

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Grit protects medical students from burnout: a longitudinal study

Jumat

Chow

Allen

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Background Burnout is a serious issue plaguing the medical profession with potential negative consequences on patient care. Burnout symptoms are observed as early as medical school. Based on a Job Demands-Resources model, this study aims to assess associations between specific job resources measured at the beginning of the first year of medical school with burnout symptoms occurring later in the first year. Methods The specific job resources of grit, tolerance for ambiguity, social support and gender were measured in Duke-NUS Medical School students at the start of Year 1. Students were then surveyed for burnout symptoms at approximately quarterly intervals throughout the year. Using high ratings of cynicism and exhaustion as the definition of burnout, we investigated the associations of the occurrence of burnout with student job resources using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results Out of 59 students, 19 (32.2%) indicated evidence of burnout at some point across the first year of medical school. Stepwise multivariable logistic regression analysis identified grit as having a significant protective effect against experiencing burnout (Odds Ratio, 0.84; 95%CI 0.74 to 0.96). Using grit as a single predictor of burnout, area under the ROC curve was 0.76 (95%CI: 0.62 to 0.89). Conclusions Grit was identified as a protective factor against later burnout, suggesting that less gritty students are more susceptible to burnout. The results indicate that grit is a robust character trait which can prognosticate burnout in medical students. These students would potentially benefit from enhanced efforts to develop grit as a personal job resource.

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Assessment of burnout in medical undergraduate students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 63 publications

References 46 publications

Burnout in medical students of a tertiary care Indian medical center: How much protection does resilience confer?

Burnout in medical students of a tertiary care Indian medical center: How much protection does resilience confer?

Outstanding Medical Students' Quality of Life: A Complexity and Disparity Based

Grit protects medical students from burnout: a longitudinal study

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