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IJMDC. 2020; 4(12): 2030-2037


National survey of burnout among Saudi general surgery residents

Bashaier Gubran AlQahtani, Suzan A. Alshehri, Ali J. alqahtani, Abdulwahid A. Althagafi, Waleed N. Alrubaie, Tamer M. Abdelrahman.




Abstract

Background: Burnout is an emerging challenge in the healthcare system, which can disproportionately affect healthcare professionals or personnel. This study aimed to investigate the level of burnout among Saudi general surgery residents and its predictive risk factors.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Saudi general surgery residents from R1 to R5. The data were collected through a self-administered online questionnaire based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) with three subscales of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal achievement (PA). High scores in EE and DP and low scores in PA were indicative of high burnout.
Results: A total of 303 general surgery residents participated in the study. The findings showed that 39.3% of the residents had high DP, 29.7% had high EE, and 61.4% had low PA scores. Significantly (p < 0.001), 62% of the residents with burnout intended pulling out of the program, 80% were unwilling to complete the program, 59% intended choosing another program, and 66% were unsatisfied with their specialty. Also, the increasing
number of working days, working hours, and nights on call per week were significantly associated with burnout (p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout among Saudi general surgery residents is high. Several socioeconomic and occupational risk factors were related to burnout, which significantly affected the satisfaction of surgeons with their career and specialty choice. Increasing awareness of surgeons about burnout and its associated risk factors will help to overcome this problem.

Key words: Burnout, career, satisfaction, general surgery, resident, residency training






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