Khadija Waheed, Amna Khanum, Shamila Ijaz, Iffat Naheed, Naeem Liaqa, Sara Ejaz, Ambreen Butt, Fawad Ahmed Randhawa, Salman Javed.
Burnout among gynaecological residents in Lahore, Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;67(9):1318-22.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of burnout among gynaecological residents and factors associated with it. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan over a period of one month in June, 2016. Residents of gynaecology and obstetrics from 7 teaching hospitals of Lahore were included in the study. Along with demographic details, information regarding social life and job satisfaction was acquired. For burnout, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey was used which is a 22-question scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 102 participants, 57(55.9%) were satisfied after choosing gynaecology as career. It was found that emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation were significantly higher among residents working in government institutions than private institutions (p<0.05). Those having more than 2 years of post-graduate experience had significantly higher depersonalisation than those with lesser experience (p=0.016). Also, working for 50-60 hours/week and feeling dissatisfied with the specialty were associated with significantly higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Burnout was highly prevalent among gynaecological residents.

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