title: Burnout syndrome and job satisfaction in Greek residents: exploring differences between trainees inside and outside the country.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study is to investigate the levels of burnout among Greek residents, highlighting potential differences between those practicing at home and abroad, as well as to investigate correlations with demographic, individual and labor factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research was conducted on a sample of 131 residents, using an anonymous questionnaire which included demographic, individual and labor characteristics, Maslach's Burnout Inventory, questions regarding job and life satisfaction levels, working conditions and the impacts of the economic recession.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty two point seven percent of the sample were training in the Greek National Health Service (N.H.S.), 27.5% in Germany and 19.8% in the United Kingdom. One out of three residents in the Greek system showed high levels of burnout in all three dimensions of the syndrome, while 51.1%, 72.2% and 30.8% of the Greek, British and German team, respectively, appeared burnt out simultaneously in two dimensions. Levels of job and life satisfactions ranged on average, while workload appeared heavy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The occurrence of burnout was associated with gender, specialty, employment characteristics (working hours, autonomy, support etc.), proneness to accidents, country, job satisfaction and quality of life, but was not associated with age or marital status. No correlation was found with susceptibility to medical errors.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Ilias I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Salpigktidis
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece; ; Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paliouras
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Apostolos S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gogakos
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rallis
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Schizas
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chatzinikolaou
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niakas
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece; ; Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarafis
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece; ; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bamidis
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazopoulos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Triadafyllidou
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Department-Oncology Unit, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zarogoulidis
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barbetakis
keywords: Burnout syndrome; brain-drain; job demands-resources model; job satisfaction; life satisfaction; residents