title: Effect of call organization on burnout and quality of life in psychiatry residents.
abstract: We aimed to measure the effects of a residency program's mid-year shift from 24-h call to night float on resident burnout and quality of life. At the end of the year, residents who started the year with 24-h call had worse burnout and quality of life, with statistical significance and large effect sizes. Exposure to a twenty-four hour call system, when compared to a full year of night float, may be associated with increased burnout and decreased quality of life, though measuring this effect is not straightforward.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02215 USA. Electronic address: tscarella@partners.org.
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scarella
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02215 USA. Electronic address: jnelligan@partners.org.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nelligan
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02215 USA. Electronic address: jroberts13@partners.org.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02215 USA. Electronic address: rjboland@partners.org.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Boland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011788:Quality of Life; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burnout; Call structure; Graduate medical education; Psychiatry; Resident well-being