Helen Mary Robert, Ahson Ahmed Khan, Humaira Tabassum, Shazia Nayyar, Samina Rehan, Quratulain Sareer
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Objective: To determine the frequency of burnout among pathology residents and the drivers contributing to its development at a tertiary care centre.
Study design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, and Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from September to October 2023.
Methodology: A total of 80 pathology residents participated in the study by submitting a self-reported questionnaire. The first part covered demographic and work-related factors, while the second part used a validated 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) assessing emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal achievement with Likert scores from 0 to 6.
Results: A total of 68% of residents were burned out, with 65% showing high emotional exhaustion (EE), 71% high depersonalisation (DP), and 69.4% low personal achievement (PA). Histopathology residents had the highest burnout rates. Cronbach's alpha scores confirmed the reliability of the EE (0.96), PA (0.90), and DP (0.74) scales.
Conclusion: A high prevalence of burnout was observed among pathology residents in this study. Nationwide studies are required to understand, correlate, and formulate measures for preventing and managing it.
Key words: Burnout, Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalisation, Personal achievement, Pathology residents.
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