Level of Burn Out of Surgical Residents Working in Government Hospitals of Lahore

January 29, 2016 updated by: Dr. SamiUllah, Services Hospital, Lahore

Burn Out Among Surgical Residents Working at Government Institutes in Lahore: An Area of Grave Concerns

The term burnout was coined by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in 1974 in an article entitled "Staff Burnout" in which he discussed job dissatisfaction precipitated by work-related stress. A broadly applicable description defines burnout as a state of mental and physical exhaustion related to work or care giving activities. A long-standing conceptual and operational definition characterized burnout as a triad of emotional exhaustion (emotional over extension and exhaustion), depersonalization (negative, callous, and detached responses to others), and reduced personal accomplishment (feelings of competence and achievement in one's work) In the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, burnout is defined as a "state of vital exhaustion." Although no specific diagnosis of burnout is mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, burnout is a clear syndrome with significant consequences.

Burnout in health care professionals has gained significant attention over the last several years. Given the intense emotional demands of the work environment, clinicians are particularly susceptible to developing burnout above and beyond usual workplace stress. Residency training, in particular, can cause a significant degree of burnout, leading to interference with individuals' ability to establish rapport, sort through diagnostic dilemmas, and work though complex treatment decision making. Overall, burnout is associated with a variety of negative consequences including depression, risk of medical errors, and negative effects on patient safety. The goal of this review is to provide medical educators and leaders with an overview of the existing factors that contribute to burnout, the impact of burnout, inter specialty variation, and suggestions for interventions to decrease burnout.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

133

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
        • Hospitals

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

General surgical residents of All the government Hospitals Of Lahore

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • General Surgical resident

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Residents of all other specialties
  • All the General surgical consultants

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
average working hours of residents
Time Frame: upto 3 months
working hours of the residents will be noted and will be used this information to evaluate whether increased work hours lead to emotional instability and emotional exhaustion among them or not.
upto 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
emotional exhaustion
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Services Hospital, Lahore

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sami Ullah, MBBS, SIMS/SHL

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 28, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

July 30, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RBO101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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