چکیده (انگلیسی):

To assess the presence of burnout among surgical residents working at various public sector
hospitals in Pakistan.
Design: A survey based on MBI was used to assess the presence of burnout. Residents were grouped into
Group A (Burn out) or Group B (No burn out). Pearson Test was used to see any correlation between
different variables and burn out. A p value of <0.05 was taken as significant.
Setting/participants: A cross sectional survey of all the surgical residents at various public sector hospitals
in Lahore was done.
Results: A total of 133 residents responded to our questionnaire. 74% respondents were male and 26%
were female. All residents showed a very high level of burnout. 50.4% residents had high levels of burn
out on the EE category, 49.6% in the DP category and 53.4% residents had low levels on the PA scale.
When assessed for overall burn out 57.9% residents had overall burnout. Males were more prone to
develop burnout. Job dissatisfaction was the most prevalent reason for burn out. Owning a smartphone
was significantly associated with development of burnout. Awareness regarding the burnout syndrome
and having children were two factors which had a protective effect against burnout syndrome. Marriage,
working hours, financial conditions, smoking and consumption of coffee/tea had no effect on development
of burnout syndrome.
Conclusion: There is high prevalence of burnout among the surgical residents in our hospitals. Unsatisfactory
training is the number one reason for development of this syndrome