The predictors of depression and burnout among surgical residents: A cross-sectional study from Kuwait
| Autor: | Waleed Burhamah, Ali Alkhayat, Melinda Oroszlányová, Hana Jafar, Abdulaziz AlKhayyat, Jasim Alabbad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study education Specialty Computer-assisted web interviewing 030230 surgery Burnout 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Surgical residency business.industry Depression Surgeon wellbeing General Medicine Mental health Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Marital status Cross-sectional Study Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| Popis: | Background Surgical residency often poses a challenge to residents, with long working hours and a stressful work environment. Surgical residents are at an increased risk of burnout and depression. Such mental health burdens could go so far as to affect treatment outcomes. Aim To assess the prevalence and risk factors for depression and burnout among residents across surgical specialties in Kuwait. Materials and methods An online questionnaire was sent to the residents enrolled to the surgical residency programs in Kuwait, from the period of January 2020–February 2020. Variables collected included; age, gender, marital status, smoking history, exercise, specialty, year of training, on-call frequency, assessment of burnout (using the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI)) and assessment of depressive symptoms (using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score). Results A total of 85 surgical residents between the age of 20 and 40 years responded. Most (64.7%) were male and 35.3% female. More than half were married (51.8%) and 41.2% were single. The majority of the residents were in general surgery (43.5%), with the least being in otolaryngology (7.1%) and neurosurgery (5.9%). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 55.3%, and 51.8% had a high overall burnout score. Conclusion Addressing burnout at all stages during residency training is paramount in improving standard of care as well as increasing the wellness of residents. Highlights • Residents are a population at high risk for burnout and depression. • Such mental burdens could go so far as to affect treatment outcomes. • The prevalence for depression and burnout among residents across surgical specialties in Kuwait is high. • Many risk factors have been identified and are comparable to the existing literature. • Addressing burnout at all stages during residency programs is paramount in improving standard. |
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