title: Prevalence of resident burnout at the start of training.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Job burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of decreased personal accomplishment, and it may be linked to depression and suboptimal patient care. Burnout among American internal medicine residents ranges between 55% and 76%.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aim to further characterize burnout prevalence at the start of residency.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2006 and 2007, all incoming internal medicine interns at Mount Sinai Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital Center were asked to complete a survey at orientation. The survey included an instrument to measure burnout, a sleep deprivation screen, a personality inventory and demographic information. Comparison tests were conducted to identify statistically significant differences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 94% (145/154). Overall burnout prevalence was 34% (50/145). Interns self-identifying as anxious (51% vs. 28%, p= .01) or disorganized (60% vs. 31%, p= .03) were more likely to have burnout.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study found higher levels of burnout among beginning medical interns than reported in the literature. Burnout correlated with some self-reported personality features.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Jonathan.Ripp@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ripp
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fallar
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babyatsky
authors.forename: Rand
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korenstein
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003625:Data Collection; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*