Prevalence of burnout and its association with perceived academic workload among medical undergraduates: A mixed-method cross-sectional study from Mauritius.

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Nepal Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2026-08-03 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.3126/nje.v16i2.95973

Indrajit Banerjee, Milakshna Devi Chuckowry, Kshitija Gajadhur, Riya Patil, Arasi Pearia Anadachee, Ranjit Patil

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Abstract

Background: The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and academic predictive factors of burnout among medical undergraduate students attending Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College (SSRMC), Mauritius.

Methods: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students studying at SSRMC between December 2025 and February 2026.

Results: A total of 232 students participated in the quantitative study with majority being females (147, 63.4%). The Burnout Assessment Tool-Student Version reported an average level of burnout (49.57%) with the exhaustion component being the most significant (mean = 3.45 ± 0.883). Descriptive analysis of the predictive factors showed that academic self-perception had the highest mean (3.266 ± 0.710) and perceptions of workload was identified as the only statistically significant predictor (β = -0.315, t = -3.968, p <0.001). A notable gender disparity was seen with female students demonstrating higher total burnout levels (mean difference 0.29). Qualitative analysis of twenty interviewees focused on identifying the understanding, causes, impact, coping strategies and recommendations for burnout, which revealed tedious academic and examination schedules among the important contributing factors for this phenomenon.

Conclusion: Burnout was highly prevalent among medical students, especially females, with academic workload being the most significant predictor.

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医学本科生的职业倦怠患病率及其与学术工作量感知的关系：一项来自毛里求斯的混合方法横断面研究。

背景：本研究的主要目的是确定毛里求斯Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam医学院（SSRMC）医学本科生的职业倦怠患病率和学业预测因素。方法：在2025年12月至2026年2月期间在SSRMC学习的医学生中进行混合方法横断面研究。结果：共有232名学生参与定量研究，其中以女生为主（147人，占63.4%）。倦怠评估工具-学生版报告了平均倦怠水平（49.57%），其中倦怠成分最显著（平均值= 3.45±0.883）。描述性分析结果显示，学业自我知觉的预测因子均值最高（3.266±0.710），工作负荷知觉是唯一具有统计学意义的预测因子（β = -0.315, t = -3.968, p）。结论：医学生，尤其是女医学生普遍存在职业倦怠，其中学业负荷是最显著的预测因子。

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期刊介绍： The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology is a international journal that encompasses all aspects of epidemiology. The journal encourages communication among those engaged in the research, teaching, and application of epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable disease, including research into health services and medical care. Also covered are new methods, epidemiological and statistical, for the analysis of data used by those who practise social and preventive medicine. It provides the most up-to-date, original, well designed, well interpreted and significant information source in the multidisciplinary field of epidemiology. We publish manuscripts based on the following sections: 1.Short communications 2.Current research trends 3.Original research 4.Case reports 5.Review articles 6.Letter to editor