Burnout Syndrome: Determinants and Predictors among Medical Students of Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine | ||
| Article 5, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 61-73 PDF (441.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.6870 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: to study the magnitude of burnout syndrome, its determinants and predictors among medical students of Tanta University.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted using The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and a structured sociodemographic questionnaire.Results:Burnout syndrome was diagnosed in 79.9% of the studied students. 56.8 % and 60% of them suffered personal and work-related burnout respectively, whereas 38.2% and 28.9% suffered teacher and colleague burnout correspondingly.A significant association was found between all subscales of burnout and thoughts of quitting the course.Significant association was also evident between personal, work and colleagues related burnout and difficulties in achieving academic goals.The odds of having burnout were2.4 significantly greater for thoughts of quitting the medicine study. It was 1.9 times significantly higher with difficulty to achieve academic goals and was1.7 higher among students at the clinical stage. Burnout was higher among students who were dissatisfied with studying medicine.Conclusion:Burnout and/or its subscales were quite obvious amongst Medical Students of Tanta University especiallyat the clinical level of study.Disappointment with coursework and difficulties in achieving academic goalslead somestudents totake medication because of studying or thinkquitting the program | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Burnout syndrome; Medical students; determinants; predictors | ||
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