The Incidence and Predictors of Job Burnout in First-Year Internal Medicine Residents: A Five-Institution Study

Abstract

This study identified a high burnout incidence. The associations observed between burnout incidence and personality style, lack of feedback, and career choice uncertainty may inform interventions to prevent burnout and associated hazards.

The Effect of Burnout on Medical Errors and Professionalism in First-Year Internal Medicine Residents

“…The instrument may therefore overestimate burnout in this population. 1,2,21 Future study efforts that improve survey response rates might address this issue.…”

“…Burnout in internal medicine (IM) resident physicians occurs commonly [1][2][3] and may lead to depression and suboptimal medical care. 1,3 Recently, there has been increasing attention to medical errors 4,5 and professionalism in physicians.…”

“…1,3 Recently, there has been increasing attention to medical errors 4,5 and professionalism in physicians. [6][7][8] The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has addressed these concerns by mandating core competencies in practice-based learning and improvement and professionalism.…”

Burnout Research

“…Maslach and Jackson (1981) also included three additional items to assess "involvement," which may or may not be used to measure burnout. The analysis of the questionnaire also only takes a few minutes, which is what makes this-and related instruments such as the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory-and investigations into the prevalence of burnout so popular and convenient (e.g., Ripp et al, 2011). The third category consists of studies that develop and test training programs and other methods to reduce or prevent burnout (160 studies).…”

Associations between social skills and burnout dimensions in medical residents

“…Although the present study did not specifically address the doctorpatient relationship, some skills assessed by the factors self-assertion in the expression of positive affection and conversation and social confidence include various communication skills -such as giving thanks and praise; asking questions; and participating in a conversation, keeping it flowing and ending it -, which can be useful when interacting with patients, colleagues, and supervisors. Some other aspects of the relationship between medical residents and their supervisors, for example little reciprocity and low-frequency feedback on their performance (Ripp et al, 2011), have been associated with burnout syndrome in medical residents. Although this relationship was not the focus of the present study, some skills assessed by the factors coping and self-assertion with risk and conversation and social confidence can contribute to improve such relationships since many items in these factors involve the assessment of skills required in work relationships between superiors and subordinates.…”