Medical residents are facing burnout, who are at stake? A cross-sectional study in three university hospitals in Istanbul

Küçükali, Hüseyin; Hayran, Osman; ANKARALI, Zeynep Cemile; Cengiz, Canan; KARAKAYA, Ravza Nur; YÜCE, Fatıma Zehra

doi:10.30621/jbachs.984675

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“…This cross-sectional study is a replication of a previous study (Küçükali et al, 2022) which investigated the burnout level of medical residents in three university hospitals in Turkey in December 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. The current study was conducted in the same hospitals in March 2021, one year after the pandemic hit Turkey.…”

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“…Although it is generally assumed that the incidence of burnout among physicians increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to retest this hypothesis on medical residents in the context of the already high pre-pandemic level of burnout and the altered medical practice during the pandemic. It was our chance to have a study (Küçükali et al, 2022) that was conducted in three university hospitals in Turkey just before the pandemic. Using that study as a point of reference, the current study aims to compare the level of burnout syndrome in medical residents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify potential risk factors.…”

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Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

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Objective: COVID-19 pandemic was anticipated to exacerbate burnout among healthcare professionals. This study aims to compare the level of burnout syndrome in medical residents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify potential risk factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on medical residents from three different university hospitals in Turkey in March 2021, one year after the pandemic hit Turkey. Burnout is measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory which assesses three dimensions of it: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Collected data were combined and compared with the data of a previous study which was held in the same hospitals in December 2019, three months before the pandemic. Results: A total of 412 medical residents from three universities participated in this study. The mean age was 27.8±2.4 and half of them were female. Compared to pre-pandemic levels, residents have a significantly decreased feeling of personal accomplishment one year after (from 20.8±5.1 to 10.9±5, p<0.001). No significant differences in emotional exhaustion (pre: 19.0±7.6 post: 18.8±7.8) and depersonalization (pre: 7.3±4.3 post: 7.2±4.4) scores were observed. Emotional exhaustion is higher in residents who are female, have more night shifts, live with someone at the risk of severe COVID-19 and experience personal problems during COVID-19. Depersonalization increases as the age, residency year, and the number of night shifts increases and it is higher in married residents. Residents of the state university hospital feel less personal accomplishment than those of foundational universities. Conclusion: Already high pre-pandemic levels of burnout and a relative decrease in demand due to social restrictions may explain not increasing emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. However, the substantial decrease in the feeling of personal accomplishment among residents is concerning. Without immediate action, it may lead to serious consequences on human resources and the quality of health care in the short to middle term.

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Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

Küçükali

Türkoğlu

Hasanli

et al. 2022

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Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

Küçükali¹,

Türkoğlu²,

Hasanli³

et al. 2023

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Medical residents are facing burnout, who are at stake? A cross-sectional study in three university hospitals in Istanbul

Abstract: medical condition, it was included in the 10th Edition of the International Classification of Disease of the World Health Organization (1). Later, in the 11th edition, burnout was classified as a factor influencing health status and was described with the three wellaccepted components (3).

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Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

Comparison of the burnout among medical residents before and during the pandemic

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