Burnout comparison among residents in different medical specialties.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate resident burnout in relation to work and home-related factors.


METHODS
Maslach Burnout Inventory was mailed to residents in eight different medical specialties, with a response rate of 35%.


RESULTS
Overall, 50% of residents met burnout criteria, ranging from 75% (obstetrics/gynecology) to 27% (family medicine). The first year of residency, being single, personal stress, and dissatisfaction with faculty were independently associated with burnout.


CONCLUSIONS
Efforts to reduce resident burnout nationally would benefit from expanding beyond the work-hours regulation.
Martini
Shahm
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, UPC-Jefferson, 2751 E. Jefferson, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48207, USA. shahm_martini@yahoo.com
Arfken
Cynthia L
CL
Churchill
Amy
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Balon
Richard
R
D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires