Prevalence and determinants of burnout Syndrome and Depression among medical students at Sultan Qaboos University: A cross-sectional analytical study from Oman

Abstract Background:Burnout is a stress-induced syndrome that is considered closely related to work. Although social support could reduce burnout syndrome, the effect of it on learning burnout in medical students remains unclear. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the association between learning burnout and social support in a cohort of Chinese medical students.Methods:A cross-sectional online survey was distributed to students who participated in online learning in a medical college in Wuhan during the COVID-19 epidemic. We used the Lian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to assess learning burnout and the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) to assess social support.Results:A total of 684 students completed the survey (response rate of 30.9%), of which 315 (46.12%) met standard criteria for learning burnout. We found grade, family income, learning time, and the number of interactions with teachers or classmates had an effect on students’ learning burnout. After adjusting for the grade and residence, there was a significant and relevant association between the social support and learning burnout. (adjusted odds ratio, 0.93 for 1-point decrease in total SSRS score; 95% CI, 0.90 – 0.96; p < 0.001).Conclusions:Learning burnout was highly prevalent in medical students of our college. The social support especially subjective support and utilization of support played a protective role in reducing the risk of learning burnout.

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Evaluation of Burnout Syndrome Prevalence in Medical Students

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica ◽

10.1590/1981-5271v44.4-20200032.ing ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Camila Serra Rodrigues ◽

Márcia Luísa Albuquerque de Deus ◽

Flávia Teixeira de Andrade ◽

Giovanna Breda Rezende ◽

Lucas de Ávila Mariano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

High Risk ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Total Sample ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Male Students ◽

Student Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Diagnosis Method

Abstract: Introduction: Burnout Syndrome (BS) is related to chronic occupational stress, present in the life of medical students. This syndrome comprises three basic dimensions: I- emotional exhaustion; II- increased mental distancing from the work itself or feelings of negativism and cynicism related to the work itself; and III - reduced professional effectiveness. This study aims to assess the prevalence, risk factors for the development and symptoms associated with Burnout Syndrome in medical students from a district college, in addition to establishing a profile of students with a higher risk of having a BS diagnosis. Method: This is a cross-sectional observational study. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) - Student Survey questionnaire, specific version for students, which is a questionnaire of sociodemographic factors, one of predictive factors and another of possible somatic symptoms associated with BS were applied. The sample was obtained by convenience and its representativeness was calculated in relation to the total number of students. A student was considered to be at moderate or high risk of developing BS when they had one or two altered BS dimensions, respectively. Results: 67.11% of the total students regularly enrolled from the 1st to the 6th year of the medical course answered the questionnaires. Of the total sample, 80.63% of male students and 81.06% of female students were identified as having a high or moderate risk for BS. The sociodemographic factors associated with the risk of developing BS were: age, who the student lives with, having children and doing paid work. The most statistically significant predictor was the self-management of tasks proposed by the Medical School. Conclusion: The prevalence of high risk and diagnosis of BS found among medical students was 26.44% and 3.95%, respectively. Differences were identified between the high-risk profiles for female and male students.

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High risk of burnout in medical students in Serbia, by gender: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0256446 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (8) ◽

pp. e0256446

Author(s):

Irena Ilic ◽

Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic ◽

Sanja Kocic ◽

Milena Ilic

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Medical Students ◽

High Risk ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Student Survey ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Significant Independent Predictor ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction Burnout syndrome is common among medical students, but findings about the gender differences in burnout are not consistent. The aim of this study was to assess high risk of burnout syndrome among medical students at one University in Serbia, by gender. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac in 2014. The Maslach Burnout Inventory—Student Survey was used for assessment of burnout level. A questionnaire on basic socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, habits, etc.) and academic performance (year of study, cumulative total average grade, length of study, housing, study financing, etc.) was used. The study included a total of 760 medical students (760/836 medical students; participation rate: 90.9%). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results Significant gender differences were detected in prevalence of high risk of burnout syndrome (male students– 19.0% vs. female students– 12.8%, p = 0.024). A significant independent predictor of high risk for burnout syndrome in male medical students was study year (p for trend = 0.011), while in female medical students–study year (p for trend = 0.002) and use of sedatives (adjusted OR = 5.74, 95% CI = 1.96–16.77, p = 0.001). Conclusion Our results indicate the need to assess the risk of burnout syndrome at the very beginning of medical studies, in order to more effectively control the modifiable risk factors.

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EDUCATION OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF PAKISTAN.

Journal of University Medical & Dental College ◽

10.37723/jumdc.v11i4.448 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 7-15

Author(s):

Nauman Aziz ◽

Muhammad Waseem ◽

Anmol Fatima ◽

Aqsa Anwar ◽

Fahad Khalid ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Great Difficulty ◽

Classroom Environments ◽

Online Classes ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Huge Impact ◽

The Impact

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 has caused unrest among medical students all over the world including Pakistan. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on education of undergraduate medical students of Pakistan by assessing their responses to a survey. METHODOLOGY: A validated questionnaire of this cross-sectional analytical study was distributed among 900 undergraduate MBBS students of different medical colleges and universities across Pakistan. Results were assessed by using SPSS version-24. RESULTS: The response rate of our study was 85%. Majority of the participants were females (64.4%) while the fourth year MBBS students took part in the survey with the highest number of students, 434 (56.7%). Major part of the participants (90.8%) agreed to the fact that COVID-19 has affected their study duration. Ninety six percent of the students had online classes during this COVID-19 but more than half of the students (52.8%) were of the view that it’s hardly effective. Interestingly 91.5% of the students participating in the survey showed that they have lost interest in studies. A great difficulty was faced by the students in establishing boundaries between work and home (84.0%). Almost eighty five percent of the students missed their classroom environments. CONCLUSION: There is a huge impact of COVID-19 on medical education of the students in Pakistan. It affected them both physically and mentally and created great phobia in them related to future of their education.

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Avaliação da Prevalência da Síndrome de Burnout em Estudantes de Medicina

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica ◽

10.1590/1981-5271v44.4-20200032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Camila Serra Rodrigues ◽

Márcia Luísa Albuquerque de Deus ◽

Flávia Teixeira de Andrade ◽

Giovanna Breda Rezende ◽

Lucas de Ávila Mariano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

High Risk ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Total Sample ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Male Students ◽

Student Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Diagnosis Method

Abstract: Introduction: Burnout Syndrome (BS) is related to chronic occupational stress, present in the life of medical students. This syndrome comprises three basic dimensions: I- emotional exhaustion; II- increased mental distancing from the work itself or feelings of negativism and cynicism related to the work itself; and III - reduced professional effectiveness. This study aims to assess the prevalence, risk factors for the development and symptoms associated with Burnout Syndrome in medical students from a district college, in addition to establishing a profile of students with a higher risk of having a BS diagnosis. Method: This is a cross-sectional observational study. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) - Student Survey questionnaire, specific version for students, which is a questionnaire of sociodemographic factors, one of predictive factors and another of possible somatic symptoms associated with BS were applied. The sample was obtained by convenience and its representativeness was calculated in relation to the total number of students. A student was considered to be at moderate or high risk of developing BS when they had one or two altered BS dimensions, respectively. Results: 67.11% of the total students regularly enrolled from the 1st to the 6th year of the medical course answered the questionnaires. Of the total sample, 80.63% of male students and 81.06% of female students were identified as having a high or moderate risk for BS. The sociodemographic factors associated with the risk of developing BS were: age, who the student lives with, having children and doing paid work. The most statistically significant predictor was the self-management of tasks proposed by the Medical School. Conclusion: The prevalence of high risk and diagnosis of BS found among medical students was 26.44% and 3.95%, respectively. Differences were identified between the high-risk profiles for female and male students.

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Prevalence and correlates of psychiatric morbidity, comorbid anxiety and depression among medical students in public and private tertiary institution in a Nigerian state: a cross-sectional analytical study

Pan African Medical Journal ◽

10.11604/pamj.2020.37.53.24994 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

Author(s):

Joshua Falade ◽

Hakeem Adedayo Oyebanji ◽

Adefunke Olarinre Babatola ◽

Olusola Olawumi Falade ◽

Ojo Olumuyiwa Temitope

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Tertiary Institution ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Comorbid Anxiety

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Association between headache and tinnitus among medical students

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2021-0023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 79 (11) ◽

pp. 982-988

Author(s):

Deborah Ribeiro Bessa ◽

Marianna Andrade de Almeida Dunkel ◽

Larissa Ribeiro Bessa ◽

Luís Antônio Bahiana Cruz ◽

Katia de Miranda Avena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Auditory Signal ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Common Complaint ◽

Academic Center ◽

Study Population ◽

Epidemiological Profile

ABSTRACT Background: Headache is a very common complaint and it is increasingly prevalent among university students. Tinnitus consists of subjectively perceived sounds that occur in the absence of an external auditory signal. Presence of headache and tinnitus in association has implications for therapy and prognosis, because this describes the temporality of the symptoms. Recognition of the epidemiological profile of symptomatic students might contribute to interventions. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of the association between headache and tinnitus, and to describe the epidemiological profile of the study population and the chronological order of appearance of these symptoms. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational and analytical study on a sample representative of an academic center. Data referring to the epidemiological and clinical profile of headache and tinnitus among medical students were collected through an online questionnaire built using the Google Forms tool. Results: Out of the 234 participants, 26.1% reported having tinnitus and headache (p < 0.001). The participants with headache were more likely to be women (p = 0.045), white (p = 0.009) and 21-25 years old (p = 0.356). Among right-sided, left-sided and non-unilateral headaches, tinnitus was present predominantly in the non-unilateral type, but without statistical significance. Regarding timing, 18.0% of the students said that tinnitus started before headache, 57.4% said that headache started before tinnitus and 24.6% said that they started simultaneously. Conclusions: An important association between headache and tinnitus regarding lateralization and temporality was demonstrated. Thus, these data match the presumption that headache and tinnitus have a physiopathological connection.

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