JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH - Vol. I, n 3, February, 2015

Pages: 79-84
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Burnout Among General Practice Trainees in Ibn Rushd University Hospital: a Cross-Sectional Study

Author: A. El kettani, Z. Serhier, M. Bennani Othmani, M. Agoub, O. Battas

Category: JMSR Psychology

Abstract:

Introduction : Burnout syndrom is largely widespread among health professionals and It's further more grave when it comes to young doctors. The aims of this study are to determine burnout prevalence and its associated factors among general practice trainees in Ibn Rushd university hospital. Material and method : A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Mai-June 2013. All the 110 CHU trainees were invited to fill in an anonymous questionnaire including the french language version of the Maslash Burnout Inventory. Results : The response rate was 57%. Responders average age was 24.8 (SD=1.2) (76.2% were female). sub-scales burnout average scores were : ( Emotinal Exaustion : 32.0±9.1, Depersonalisation :13.2±30.0, Personal Accomplishment :29.0±8.1). A total of 39.7% had severe burnout. It was associated with : time spent working (p<0.01), feeling insecurity during guards (p<0.05), having difficulties to communicate informations and to announce diagnosis to the patient and his family (p<0.01), anxiety and depression (p<0.05). Protector factors were feeling equality in the medical team (p<0.01) and having leisure activities (p<0.05). Conclusion : these results are globally similar to those found in previous studies. So, making individual, collective and organizational preventive measures seems to be necessary.

Keywords: Burnout, General PracticeTrainees; Ibn Rushd University Hospital