Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy
Introduction: Burnout syndrome is a psychological condition marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment due to chronic workplace stress. Despite its significance, few studies have specifically documented burnout levels among resident physicians. This stu...
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| author | Luca DI GIAMPAOLO Andrea ROSSETTI Teresa GALANTI Simone DE SIO Luca COPPETA Hector NIETO Hiroo WADA Niu QUIAO Younes RAMI Hicham KHABBACHE Driss AIT ALI Amelia RIZZO Kavita BATRA Murat YILDIRIM Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH Francesco CHIRICO |
| author_facet | Luca DI GIAMPAOLO Andrea ROSSETTI Teresa GALANTI Simone DE SIO Luca COPPETA Hector NIETO Hiroo WADA Niu QUIAO Younes RAMI Hicham KHABBACHE Driss AIT ALI Amelia RIZZO Kavita BATRA Murat YILDIRIM Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH Francesco CHIRICO |
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| description | Introduction: Burnout syndrome is a psychological condition marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment due to chronic workplace stress. Despite its significance, few studies have specifically documented burnout levels among resident physicians. This study aims to assess the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors within this population.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 160 resident physicians in Italy. To evaluate levels of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA), we utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Additionally, we assessed work-life balance using questions related to Free-time satisfaction (FTS), Free-Time Satisfaction Reduction (FTRS), and Work-problems pervasiveness (WPP).
Results: The analysis revealed that 30% of residents had high levels of emotional exhaustion, with an equal percentage reporting low levels. For depersonalization, 26.88% of participants reported high levels. In contrast, only 3.75% of residents report high levels of personal accomplishment. Furthermore, our findings indicate that only work-related factors influence burnout levels in our sample.
Discussion: Consistent with previous research, our results demonstrate higher levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and lower levels of personal accomplishment among resident physicians. These findings support existing studies that burnout is strongly associated with work-related factors over individual-level demographic factors. Furthermore, residents who maintain a good work-life balance report lower burnout levels compared to those who struggle to achieve this balance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3ac7b03e0de4791982f0daf307abf642025-01-31T10:04:45ZengEdizioni FSJournal of Health and Social Sciences2499-22402499-58862024-09-0193379398Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in ItalyLuca DI GIAMPAOLO0Andrea ROSSETTI1Teresa GALANTI2Simone DE SIO3Luca COPPETA4Hector NIETO5Hiroo WADA6Niu QUIAO7Younes RAMI8Hicham KHABBACHE9Driss AIT ALI10Amelia RIZZO11 Kavita BATRA12Murat YILDIRIM13Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH14Francesco CHIRICO15Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, Italy. E-mail: luca.digiampaolo@unich.itDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, Italy. E-mail: catena93go@gmail.comDepartment of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti-Pescara, Italy. E-mail: teresa.galanti@unich.itResearch Unit of Occupational Medicine, University “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy. E-mail: simone.desio@uniroma1.itDepartment of Biomedicine andDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy. E-mail: luca.coppeta@uniroma2.itOccupational Medicine School, University of Business and Social Sciences, Buenos Aires C1061 ABA, Argentina. E-mail: hnieto@live.com.ar Department of Public Health & Division of Medical Education, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. E-mail: h-wada@iuntendo.ac.jp School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China. E-mail: niuquiao55@sxmu.edu.cnBiodiversity, Ecology and Genome Laboratory, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, B.P. 1014 Morocco. Email: younesrami01@gmail.com Laboratory of «Morocco: History, Theology and languages, » Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Fès-Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez-Morocco. Director of Lifelong Learning Observatory (UNESCO/ USMBA). Email: hicham.khabbache@usmba.ac.ma Laboratory of «Morocco: History, Theology and languages, » Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Fès-Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez-Morocco. Email: driss.aitali@usmba.ac.ma Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychological, Educational, and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. E-mail: amrizzo@unime.it Department of Medical Education and Office of Research, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States of America. E-mail: kavita.batra@unlv.eduDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Ağrı, Turkey. E-mail: muratyildirim@agri.edu.tr Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: mbzoandp@gmail.comPost-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Department of Health Service, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, Milan, Italy. E-mail: medlavchirico@gmail.comIntroduction: Burnout syndrome is a psychological condition marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment due to chronic workplace stress. Despite its significance, few studies have specifically documented burnout levels among resident physicians. This study aims to assess the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors within this population. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 160 resident physicians in Italy. To evaluate levels of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA), we utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Additionally, we assessed work-life balance using questions related to Free-time satisfaction (FTS), Free-Time Satisfaction Reduction (FTRS), and Work-problems pervasiveness (WPP). Results: The analysis revealed that 30% of residents had high levels of emotional exhaustion, with an equal percentage reporting low levels. For depersonalization, 26.88% of participants reported high levels. In contrast, only 3.75% of residents report high levels of personal accomplishment. Furthermore, our findings indicate that only work-related factors influence burnout levels in our sample. Discussion: Consistent with previous research, our results demonstrate higher levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and lower levels of personal accomplishment among resident physicians. These findings support existing studies that burnout is strongly associated with work-related factors over individual-level demographic factors. Furthermore, residents who maintain a good work-life balance report lower burnout levels compared to those who struggle to achieve this balance.https://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/JHSS_2024_379-398.pdfburnoutprevalenceoccupational healthwork-life balance |
| spellingShingle | Luca DI GIAMPAOLO Andrea ROSSETTI Teresa GALANTI Simone DE SIO Luca COPPETA Hector NIETO Hiroo WADA Niu QUIAO Younes RAMI Hicham KHABBACHE Driss AIT ALI Amelia RIZZO Kavita BATRA Murat YILDIRIM Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH Francesco CHIRICO Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy Journal of Health and Social Sciences burnout prevalence occupational health work-life balance |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians a cross sectional study in italy |
| topic | burnout prevalence occupational health work-life balance |
| url | https://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/JHSS_2024_379-398.pdf |
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