Stress, Burnout, and Associated Risk Factors in Medical Students
| Autor: | Abdulrahman Shadid, Khalid E Almotairi, Faisal Eid Almutairi, Asem Shadid, Salah-Ud-Din Khan, Omar Alzamil, Abdullah M Shadid, Feras Alkholaiwi, Talal Aldarwish |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
extracurricular activities
education medical students Physical exercise 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Burnout coping strategies Stress level stress 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Psychiatry Response rate (survey) Lower grade burnout business.industry academic performance General Engineering Quality Improvement Medical Education Significant positive correlation General Health Questionnaire business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.6633 |
| Popis: | Objectives To determine the prevalence of and the risk factors associated with burnout and stress for medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional, survey-based study was distributed between January and February 2018 among all 500 medical students from the first to fifth years in a medical college; 356 of the students responded (71.2% response rate). Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) while the stress level was measured using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Socio-demographics, professional characteristics, and participation in extracurricular activities were also included as possible predictors of burnout and stress. Results The study revealed that the stress level was (51.7%, n= 184) and the rate of high burnout was (38.2%, n= 136), expressing high exhaustion (77.8%, n=277), high cynicism (65.7%, n=234), and low academic efficiency (45.5%, n=162). Half of the students (50%, n=178) participated in extracurricular activities and were involved in one or more activities such as organizing activities and medical volunteering (n = 52, 14.6%), research (n = 59, 16.6%), and physical exercise (n = 71, 10.4%). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between overall burnout and a lower grade point average (GPA) (OR = 0.581, p 0.004, 95% CI = 0.400 to 0.843). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between stress and students with a lower GPA (OR = 0.737, P = 0.0.23, 95% CI = 0.566 to 0.959); stress was also higher in students who were not involved in any extracurricular activities (OR 1.893, P = 0.004, 95% CI = 1.22 to 2.918). Conclusion Our study shows high burnout rates among medical students. Low GPA students in this study showed a higher overall burnout. Stress was high in our study participants and was higher in students with a low GPA and in students who were not involved in any extracurricular activities. |
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