![]() ![]() Burnout is the outcome of escalated unchecked professional and emotional distress in the context of workplace dissatisfaction. The term burnout, as currently conceptualized, was initially introduced in the early 1970s by psychoanalyst Freudenberger, and was later defined by Christina Maslach as a syndrome characterized by the triad of high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and a low sense of personal accomplishment. Leaders of medical schools and policymakers need to acknowledge, design, and implement various strategies capable of providing continuous effective mental health support to improve the psychological health of medical residents across Canada. ![]() ![]() Significant correlates were associated with high rates of burnout. Conclusion: Burnout is a serious occupational phenomenon that can degenerate into other conditions or disrupt one’s professional performance. A young age of residents (≤30 years) (OR = 0.044 CI: 0.004–0.445) was significantly associated with low professional fulfillment. Working more than 80 h/week (OR = 5.36 CI: 1.08–26.42) and somewhat agreeing that the residency program has enough strategies aimed at resident well-being in place (OR = 3.70 CI: 1.10–12.46) were significantly associated factors with high work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement. Dissatisfaction with efficiency and resources (OR = 10.83 CI: 1.66–70.32) or being neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with a career in medicine (OR = 5.14 CI: 1.33–19.94) were significantly associated with high emotional exhaustion. Working more than 80 h/week (OR = 16.437 95% CI: 2.059–131.225), being dissatisfied (OR = 22.28 95% CI: 1.75–283.278) or being neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with a career in medicine (OR = 23.81 95% CI: 4.89–115.86) were significantly associated with high depersonalization. Results: Overall burnout prevalence among residents was 58.2%, and for professional fulfilment index, it was 56.7% for work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement and 83.5% for lack of professional fulfillment. Chi-squared and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used as the assessment tool. Methods: Through a descriptive cross-sectional study design, a self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data from resident doctors at two medical schools in Alberta, Canada. This study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence and correlates of burnout among resident doctors in Alberta. It has been reported across all specialties and all stages of medical education however, resident doctors in particular are at risk for burnout throughout their years of training. Background: Burnout in the medical profession has garnered a lot of attention over recent years. ![]()
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