title: Impact of a brief intervention on the burnout levels of pediatric residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate burnout prevalence among pediatric residents and to evaluate the impact of a brief intervention aimed at controlling burnout.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 74 pediatric residents. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was administered to all subjects, and demographic information was gathered (age, gender, children, cohabitants, and residency year). The experimental group (n = 37) participated in self-care workshops over the course of 2 months, and the control group (n = 37) did not receive any intervention. After the intervention, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was administered again to all participants. All potential predictors of burnout were included in a logistic regression model. The efficacy of the intervention was evaluated by the chi-square test. P values < 0.05 were considered significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The burnout prevalence among pediatric residents was 66%. After controlling for age, gender, children, and cohabitants, the prevalence of burnout was significantly higher among third-year residents (odds ratio = 11.8; 95% confidence interval 2.3-59.3; p = 0.003). There were no significant differences regarding burnout prevalence in the experimental group between the baseline and post-intervention periods (p = 0.8) or between the two groups after intervention (p = 0.8). The only difference observed was an improvement regarding "depersonalization" in the experimental group (p = 0.031).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The burnout prevalence among pediatric residents was 66% and was higher among third-year residents. A brief intervention was not effective in reducing burnout prevalence, despite the achievement of an improvement in "depersonalization."
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina. andreamartins@intramed.net
authors.forename: Andrea E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: María C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.forename: María Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Del Valle
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Lalla
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ormando
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingratta
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gambarini
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000628:therapy; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome