Burnout Syndrome Among Medical Residents

NCT03668080 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 105543
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 679
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Whether and to what extent burnout risk is actually higher in surgical specialties than in non-surgical specialties is still unknown. Little is also known about what factors are associated with burnout between surgical residents and non-surgical residents. In this context, the present study has a three-fold aim: 1) to measure the prevalence of burnout among a sample of Italian medical residents; 2) to contrast the prevalence of burnout and psychological distress in surgical residents and non-surgical residents, and 3) to identify the work-related factors associated with burnout between surgical residents and non-surgical residents.

Conditions

Burnout Syndrome

Keywords

burnout; residents; surgical residents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maslach Burnout Inventory

  a validated 22-item questionnaire that evaluates burnout in its three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE) depersonalization (DP) and personal accomplishment (PA). Responses are made on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("never") to 6 ("daily").

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale

  3 months

• Psychosomatic Problems Scale

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

surgical residents

Surgical specialties included general surgery, plastic surgery, urology, vascular surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic surgery, pediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and otolaryngology.

non-surgical residents

Non-surgical specialties included cardiology, rheumatology, neurology, pulmonary disease, endocrinology, nuclear medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, oncology, nephrology, hygiene and preventive medicine, anesthesiology, child and adolescent psychiatry, radiology, radiation oncology, infectious disease, dermatology, pathology, microbiology, hematology, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, medical genetics, sports medicine, occupational and environmental medicine.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All the residents attending the University of Bologna in the academic year 2017/2018

You may qualify if:

• residents attending the University of Bologna

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Bologna

Bologna, BO, 40100, Italy

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Maslach C, Schaufeli WB, Leiter MP. Job burnout. Annu Rev Psychol. 2001;52:397-422. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.397.

  PMID: 11148311 RESULT

• Serenari M, Cucchetti A, Russo PM, Fallani G, Mattarozzi K, Pinna AD, Colonnello V, Poggioli G, Cescon M. Burnout and psychological distress between surgical and non-surgical residents. Updates Surg. 2019 Jun;71(2):323-330. doi: 10.1007/s13304-019-00653-0. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

  PMID: 30941702 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• antonio d pinna, MD

  IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2018
• First Posted: September 12, 2018
• Study Start: October 16, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 5, 2017
• Study Completion: November 6, 2017
• Last Updated: September 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)