Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing
ObjectiveBurnout is a widespread issue in healthcare for many years. Lebanon combatted political and economic crises before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in addition to the port explosion in August 2020. The study aimed to identify the determinants of personal burnout, patient-re...
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| author | Aline Yacoubian Jad A. Degheili Asdghig Der-Boghossian Jad Najdi Rebecca Andraos Salah Zeineldine |
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| description | ObjectiveBurnout is a widespread issue in healthcare for many years. Lebanon combatted political and economic crises before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in addition to the port explosion in August 2020. The study aimed to identify the determinants of personal burnout, patient-related burnout, and work-related burnout among postgraduate medical trainees (PGMT) and evaluate its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics.DesignA cross-sectional study utilized the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) involving electronic, voluntary, and anonymous survey. The survey was completed by 188 PGMT including residents and fellows from all specialties and all levels of training.ResultsThe prevalence rates are 68.6% for personal burnout, 63.3% for work-related burnout, and 35.1% for patient-related burnout.ConclusionResults improve our understanding of the phenomenon of burnout, and the role of program leadership in shaping the impact of burnout on training and promoting wellbeing of PGMT. Discussion focuses on providing potential wellbeing strategies for program directors to follow for mitigating burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d75434f21d548b7bb277d498b0fb8f22023-01-06T17:46:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-01-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10453001045300Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeingAline Yacoubian0Jad A. Degheili1Asdghig Der-Boghossian2Jad Najdi3Rebecca Andraos4Salah Zeineldine5Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonObjectiveBurnout is a widespread issue in healthcare for many years. Lebanon combatted political and economic crises before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in addition to the port explosion in August 2020. The study aimed to identify the determinants of personal burnout, patient-related burnout, and work-related burnout among postgraduate medical trainees (PGMT) and evaluate its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics.DesignA cross-sectional study utilized the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) involving electronic, voluntary, and anonymous survey. The survey was completed by 188 PGMT including residents and fellows from all specialties and all levels of training.ResultsThe prevalence rates are 68.6% for personal burnout, 63.3% for work-related burnout, and 35.1% for patient-related burnout.ConclusionResults improve our understanding of the phenomenon of burnout, and the role of program leadership in shaping the impact of burnout on training and promoting wellbeing of PGMT. Discussion focuses on providing potential wellbeing strategies for program directors to follow for mitigating burnout.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1045300/fullpostgraduate medical traineesCOVID-19burnout—professionalwellbeingleadership and physiciansprogram directors |
| spellingShingle | Aline Yacoubian Jad A. Degheili Asdghig Der-Boghossian Jad Najdi Rebecca Andraos Salah Zeineldine Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing Frontiers in Public Health postgraduate medical trainees COVID-19 burnout—professional wellbeing leadership and physicians program directors |
| title | Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| title_full | Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| title_fullStr | Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| title_short | Burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in Lebanon: Potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| title_sort | burnout among postgraduate medical trainees in lebanon potential strategies to promote wellbeing |
| topic | postgraduate medical trainees COVID-19 burnout—professional wellbeing leadership and physicians program directors |
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