Level of Burn Out of Surgical Residents Working in All Hospitals of Lahore

Completed

• Conditions: Burn Out Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT02206139
• Lead Sponsor: Services Hospital, Lahore

Brief Summary

The term burnout was coined by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in 1974 in an article entitled "Staff Burnout" in which he discussed job dissatisfaction precipitated by work-related stress. A broadly applicable description defines burnout as a state of mental and physical exhaustion related to work or care giving activities. A long-standing conceptual and operational definition characterized burnout as a triad of emotional exhaustion (emotional over extension and exhaustion), depersonalization (negative, callous, and detached responses to others), and reduced personal accomplishment (feelings of competence and achievement in one's work) In the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, burnout is defined as a "state of vital exhaustion." Although no specific diagnosis of burnout is mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, burnout is a clear syndrome with significant consequences.

Burnout in health care professionals has gained significant attention over the last several years. Given the intense emotional demands of the work environment, clinicians are particularly susceptible to developing burnout above and beyond usual workplace stress. Residency training, in particular, can cause a significant degree of burnout, leading to interference with individuals' ability to establish rapport, sort through diagnostic dilemmas, and work though complex treatment decision making. Overall, burnout is associated with a variety of negative consequences including depression, risk of medical errors, and negative effects on patient safety. The goal of this review is to provide medical educators and leaders with an overview of the existing factors that contribute to burnout, the impact of burnout, inter specialty variation, and suggestions for interventions to decrease burnout.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• General Surgical resident

Exclusion Criteria

• Residents of all other specialties
• All the General surgical consultants

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
average working hours of residents	upto 3 months	working hours of the residents will be noted and will be used this information to evaluate whether increased work hours lead to emotional instability and emotional exhaustion among them or not.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
emotional exhaustion	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Services Hospital Lahore; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Hospitals; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan