Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology

en Burnout and Associated Factors among Medical Residents in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2021) Occupational Health Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Burnout is a common psychological state among medical residents, which may affect their training, safety, and clinical performance. This study aimed to examine burnout, and its associated factors among the medical residents in university hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 300 medical residents from teaching hospitals in March 2021, using a web-based questionnaire. The validated Persian version of Maslach Burnout Questionnaire was used to collect the data. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to identify factors significantly associated with burnout. Results: From 300 medical residents, 291(97%) responded. The participants’ mean age was 32.9± 4.4, and over half (60.1%) were females, and 140(48.1%) were married. Burnout was reported by 77.3% of the medical residents. As far as emotional exhaustion (EE) was concerned, 25.1% reported high levels of burnout. In addition, high levels of depersonalization (DP) were reported by 19.9% of the participants, and 32.3% indicated a sense of low professional accomplishment (PA). There were notable differences in burnout and its dimensions among medical residents specializing in various fields, with surgical-specialty residents reporting the highest levels (p=0.000). Moreover, burnout was significantly associated with age (p=0.036), residency year (p=0.001), and specialty type (p=0.000). Based on multiple linear regression model, higher burnout scores were predicted by age (p=0.001), and specialty type (p=0.001). Conclusions: Based on our findings, there is a relatively high rate of burnout among medical residents. Therefore, it is essential that stakeholders urgently take effective measures to protect medical residents’ mental health. </div> Burnout,Occupational Health,Medical Residency,Prevalence, 99 106 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-656-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehrnoosh Zakerkish zakerkish-m@ajums.ac.ir 22400319475328460010279 22400319475328460010279 No Associate Prof., Dept. of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, Health Research institute, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Abdolhussein Shakurnia shakurnia@yahoo.com 22400319475328460010280 22400319475328460010280 Yes Assistant Prof., Dept. of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ali Hafezi dr.alihafezi@yahoo.com 22400319475328460010281 22400319475328460010281 No M.D., School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Mahmoud Maniati maniatim@yahoo.com 22400319475328460010282 22400319475328460010282 No Associate Prof., Dept. of General Courses, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences