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

Burn Out Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Burn Out Among Surgical Residents Working at Government Institutes in Lahore: An Area of Grave Concerns

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02204592
• Other study ID #: RBO101
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 14, 2014
• Last updated: January 29, 2016
• Start date: December 2014
• Est. completion date: October 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2016
• Source: Services Hospital, Lahore
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Pakistan: Research Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 133
• Est. completion date: October 2015
• Est. primary completion date: October 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• General Surgical resident

Exclusion Criteria:

• Residents of all other specialties

• All the General surgical consultants

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burn Out Syndrome
• Burns

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Hospitals	Lahore	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Services Hospital, Lahore

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	average working hours of residents	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.	upto 3 months	No
Secondary	emotional exhaustion		3 months	No