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Factors Associated with Burnout among Resident Physicians Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 2-Month Longitudinal Observation Study

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  • Teressa R. Ju

    (Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354, USA)

  • Emilia E. Mikrut

    (Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 152-11 Union Turnpike, Jamaica, NY 11367, USA)

  • Alexandra Spinelli

    (Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 152-11 Union Turnpike, Jamaica, NY 11367, USA)

  • Anne-Marie Romain

    (Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 152-11 Union Turnpike, Jamaica, NY 11367, USA)

  • Elizabeth Brondolo

    (Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, 152-11 Union Turnpike, Jamaica, NY 11367, USA)

  • Varuna Sundaram

    (Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
    Department of Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354, USA)

  • Cynthia X. Pan

    (Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354, USA
    Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
    Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354, USA)

Abstract

Background: Burnout during residency may be a function of intense professional demands and poor work/life balance. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYC hospital systems were quickly overwhelmed, and trainees were required to perform beyond the usual clinical duties with less supervision and limited education. Objective: The present longitudinal study examined the effects of COVID-19 caseload over time on burnout experienced by resident physicians and explored the effects of demographic characteristics and organizational and personal factors as predictors of burnout severity. Methods: This study employed a prospective design with repeated measurements from April 2020 to June 2020. Participants were surveyed about their well-being every 5 days. Predictors included caseload, sociodemographic variables, self-efficacy, hospital support, perceived professional development, meaning in work, and postgraduate training level. Results: In total, 54 resident physicians were recruited, of whom 50% reported burnout on initial assessment. Periods of higher caseload were associated with higher burnout. PGY-3 residents reported more burnout initially but appeared to recover faster compared to PGY-1 residents. Examined individually, higher self-efficacy, professional development, meaningful work, and hospital support were associated with lower burnout. When all four predictors were entered simultaneously, only self-efficacy was associated with burnout. However, professional development, meaningful work, and hospital support were associated with self-efficacy. Conclusion: Burnout among residency is prevalent and may have implications for burnout during later stages of a physician’s career. Self-efficacy is associated with lower burnout and interventions to increase self-efficacy and the interpersonal factors that promote self-efficacy may improve physician physical and emotional well-being.

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  • Teressa R. Ju & Emilia E. Mikrut & Alexandra Spinelli & Anne-Marie Romain & Elizabeth Brondolo & Varuna Sundaram & Cynthia X. Pan, 2022. "Factors Associated with Burnout among Resident Physicians Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 2-Month Longitudinal Observation Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-8, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9714-:d:882234
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    1. Sultana, Abida & Sharma, Rachit & Hossain, Md Mahbub, 2020. "Burnout Among Healthcare Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Evidence-based Interventions," SocArXiv 4hxga, Center for Open Science.
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