Burnout Found to Be Common Among U.S. Resident Physicians

Symptoms of burnout and regret over career choice are common among second-year resident physicians (PGY-2) in the United States, but these symptoms vary according to specialty, reports astudy published today inJAMA. Overall, 45% of PGY-2 residents reported symptoms of burnout and 14% reported career choice regret.“The findings suggest the prevalence of burnout symptoms among resident physicians may be similar to that of practicing physicians (48.8%) and higher than other U.S. workers (28.4% as assessed in 2014 using the same single-item measures adapted from the MBI [Maslach Burnout Inventory]),” wrote L iselotte N. Dyrbye, M.D., M.H.P.E., of the Mayo Clinic and colleagues.The residents had previously completed questionnaires at the start of medical school and again four years later. In addition to collecting general demographic information, the questionnaire administered during the fourth year of medical school asked participants about anxiety, empathy during clinical encounters, and social support during medical school. The PGY-2 questionnaire asked participants about the frequency of experiencing burnout-related feelings or emotions ( “I feel burned out from my work” and “I’ve become more callous toward people since I started this job”) and career choice regret.Of the 3,574 residents included in the analysis, 1,615 (45.2%) reported at least one symptom of burnout at least weekly. In terms of career and specialty choice regret, 14.1% of the residents reported ...
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: burnout JAMA Lisa S. Rotenstein Liselotte N. Dyrbye Maslach Burnout Inventory PGY-2 resident physicians systematic review Source Type: research