PREVALENCE OF BURNOUT IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF A PUBLIC SECTOR MEDICAL COLLEGE OF AZAD KASHMIR PAKISTAN; A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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Burnout, a state of mental physical and emotional exhaustion, is a common issue affecting health professionals. It can adversely affect the health and performance of medical personnel ultimately hindering the care provided to patients and education imparted to students. The phenomenon of burnout needs more research to understand the problem and its solutions specific to the cultural, religious, social and economic context of Pakistan.
This is a cross-sectional research to study the prevalence of burnout among clinical and preclinical faculty of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir and its teaching hospital (Divisional Head Quarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur Azad Kashmir). One hundred and twenty-four subjects participated in this study from the departments of medicine, surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics and preclinical departments. Participants were included using voluntary response sampling.
Results showed an overall burnout rate of 47%. A gender difference was observed with females showing a higher burnout rate of 51% versus 33% in males. Burnout rate was the highest in junior doctors approaching 64% in house officers, 48% in post graduate trainees and 15% in consultants. Lower burnout rates were observed in those exercising regularly, not doing resident on calls and living at home.
Our study showed that the junior doctors working in our hospital are facing alarmingly high rates of burnout probably due to the high workload and emotional stresses. More such studies need to be done to verify and expand on the problem identified in our study. Moreover, interventional studies are required in the Pakistani context to find cost effective solutions for this major problem plaguing our junior doctors.
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Dr Sardar Muhammad Shoaib Khan
Assistant Professor of Endocrinology Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan
Dr Shazia Yousaf
Assistant Professor of Medicine Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan
Dr Nabila Shaukat
Senior Registrar Medicine Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan
Dr Maira Tariq
Post Graduate Resident Divisional Head Quarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Dr Jasirah Mir
Post Graduate Resident Divisional Head Quarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Dr Qurat-ul-Ain
House Officer Divisional Head Quarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur Azad Kashmir