Assessing Burnout in Medical Students in Clerkship Years in United Arab Emirates

NCT05483335 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: UAEU_CMHS_IM_ERSC_2022_846
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 132
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Burnout Syndrome is a medical condition caused by long-term job-related strain and is defined by presence of either one or more of the three states i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Burnout has been shown to cause decreased work output and mental well being of employees and increase errors at workplace. Burnout is observed in various lines of work and but has been found to be especially high among academic students undertaking professional studies as well as healthcare professionals. Medical students in their clerkship years undergo high stake exams, while adapting from classroom and simulation learning to participate in clinical care of patients in hospital care setting with no prior experience, which much them vulnerable to developing burnout during medical school. Burnout can effect medical students' well-being, which may continue into their internship and residency so greater emphasis in required on creating an awareness of burnout and identifying any factors associated to its development.

Conditions

Burnout, Student; Burnout, Professional; Educational Problems

Keywords

Medical Student; Clerkship; Burnout syndrome; Medical Education; Untied Arab Emirates

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Assess the frequency of burnout syndrome in clerkship medical students (5th and 6th year of MD program) collected over 3 months period.

  The purpose of this study is to estimate the frequency of burnout syndrome in medical students in the clinical years (fifth and sixth years in a 6-year MD programme) in College of Medicine and Health Sciences in United Arab Emirates University via validated tool from Mind Garden, Malasch Inventory for Burnout Syndrome, assessing all three subscales of burnout i.e Emotional Exhaustion (with cutoff score for high burnout \>26; range 0-54 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), Depersonalization (with cutoff score for high burnout \>12; range 0-30 with higher scores meaning a worse outcome), and lack of personal accomplishment (with cutoff score for high burnout \< 32; range 0-48 with higher scores meaning a better outcome)

  cross-sectional with data collected over 3 months

• Assess factors associated with presence of burnout syndrome in clerkship medical students (5th and 6th year of MD program) collected over 3 months period.

  To identify factors associated with presence of burnout in medical students in the clinical years (fifth and sixth years in a 6-year MD programme) in College of Medicine and Health Sciences in United Arab Emirates University

  cross-sectional with data collected over 3 months

Study Arms (1)

Medical Student in the final two clinical years (Clerkship years)

All the current medical students of College of Medicine and Health Sciences in United Arab Emirates University in the clinical years (fifth and sixth years in a 6-year MD programme) also called as clerkship years, will be invited into this study to assess for burnout syndrome using a validated tool via Mind GardenTM using Malasch Inventory for Burnout Syndrome and also to identify any other factors which may be contributing to stress/burnout.

Other: No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all group

Interventions

No intervention but assessing for burnout syndrome in all group OTHER

Using Maslach Burnout inventory to assess the presence of burnout and a self reporting questionnaire to identify possible stressors or associations

Medical Student in the final two clinical years (Clerkship years)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Medical student of the 5th and 6th year (clinical/clerkship years) of the 6-year MD programme We plan to include at least 132 medical students based on sample size calculation with total population of 200 clerkship students with 95% confidence level and 5% margin of error.

You may qualify if:

• Medical students (5th and 6th year) of college of medicine and health sciences in United Arab Emirates University
• Currently attending the college, not on sick leave or long-term absence.
• Agreed to participate after Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Self-reported presence of active mental health illness or current treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• United Arab Emirates University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi Emirate, 15551, United Arab Emirates

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Huntington JL, Lawson KL, Novotny PJ, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Personal life events and medical student burnout: a multicenter study. Acad Med. 2006 Apr;81(4):374-84. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200604000-00010.

  PMID: 16565189 BACKGROUND

• Ishak W, Nikravesh R, Lederer S, Perry R, Ogunyemi D, Bernstein C. Burnout in medical students: a systematic review. Clin Teach. 2013 Aug;10(4):242-5. doi: 10.1111/tct.12014.

  PMID: 23834570 BACKGROUND

• Agha A, Basu A, Hanif W. Burnout in diabetes and endocrinology specialist registrars across England, Scotland and Wales in the pre-COVID era. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Aug;16(4):515-518. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

  PMID: 35667990 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• The gold standard for burnout assessment. Maslach Burnout Inventory 4th Edition

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Burnout, Professional

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases

Study Officials

• Adnan Agha

  United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Adnan Agha

CONTACT

+971-3-7673333; adnanagha@uaeu.ac.ae

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2022
• First Posted: August 2, 2022
• Study Start: September 28, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: January 11, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Locations

AE (1)