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

Sponsor
Services Hospital, Lahore (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02204592
Collaborator
(none)
133
Enrollment
1
Location
10
Duration (Months)
13.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    133 participants
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Burn Out Among Surgical Residents Working at Government Institutes in Lahore: An Area of Grave Concerns
    Study Start Date :
    Dec 1, 2014
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Oct 1, 2015
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Oct 1, 2015

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. 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

    1. emotional exhaustion [3 months]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    25 Years to 40 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • General Surgical resident
    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Residents of all other specialties

    • All the General surgical consultants

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Hospitals Lahore Punjab Pakistan 54000

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Services Hospital, Lahore

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Sami Ullah, MBBS, SIMS/SHL

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Dr. SamiUllah, Medical Officer, Services Hospital, Lahore
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02204592
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • RBO101
    First Posted:
    Jul 30, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 1, 2016
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2016
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Burns
    Burnout, Psychological

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 1, 2016