- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
BURNOUT: ITS INTER-SPECIALTY VARIATION IN POSTGRADUATE DOCTORS OF JINNAH HOSPITAL, LAHORE
AUTHORS:
Dr Fraz Ahmad, Dr Jamshed Saddique, Dr Ayesha Jamil
ABSTRACT:
Background: The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of burnout in postgraduate doctors according to their specialty, in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Introduction: Burnout is a state of high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization and low personal accomplishment. Method: The study design was cross sectional study, with the duration of 3 weeks, (9-5-19 till 5-6-16). A sample size of 200 was taken and non-probability purposive technique was used and research was carried out using MBI (Maslach burnout inventory). The data was then analyzed by using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The burnout according to the specialty in pathology, gynecology, surgery, medicine and others were following: 17.5%, 30.0%, 55.0%, 90.0% and 42.5% Conclusions: Burnout of varying degrees is present in all the specialties, with highest levels being observed in medicine and surgery while lowest was seen in pathology. Gender, age , time served as post graduate and number of working hours per day also appeared to influence the prevalence of burnout. The high incidence of burnout demonstrates the need of appropriate strategies to prevent adverse effects on doctors’ quality of life and on the quality of care patients receive. Keywords: postgraduates, Jinnah Hospital Lahore, burnout syndrome, associated factors, inter-specialty variation
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