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02.04.2019 | Original Article
Burnout and psychological distress between surgical and non-surgical residents
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Matteo Serenari, Alessandro Cucchetti, Paolo Maria Russo, Guido Fallani, Katia Mattarozzi, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Valentina Colonnello, Gilberto Poggioli, Matteo Cescon
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Updates in Surgery
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Ausgabe 2/2019
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Abstract
Surgical training is considered to be very stressful among residents and medical students choose less often surgery for their career. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of burnout and psychological distress in residents attending surgical specialties (SS) compared to non-surgical specialties (NSS). Residents from the University of Bologna were asked to participate in an anonymous online survey. The residents completed a set of questions regarding their training schedule and three standardized questionnaires: (1) the Maslach Burnout Inventory, assessing the three dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA); (2) the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale; (3) the Psychosomatic Problems Scale. One-hundred and ninety residents completed the survey. Overall, the prevalence of burnout was 73% in the SS group and 56.3% in the NSS group (P = 0.026). More specifically, SS reported higher levels of EE and DP compared to NSS. No significant differences between SS and NSS emerged for PA, depression, or somatic problems. The present findings indicate that burnout is more prevalent in surgical residents than in residents attending non-surgical specialties.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03668080.