Burnout and associated factors among Tunisian medical interns and residents
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Introduction: Burnout is an occupational psychological syndrome induced by chronic stress defined by three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and reduced personal accomplishment (PA). Objectives: Estimate burnout among residents and interns in Tunisia. Identify factors related to burnout. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study between March 1 and April 15, 2021. Data collection among young physicians was done by a self-questionnaire published online. The assessment of the degree of burnout was done by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results: The total number of participants was 56 of which 71.4% were women. The average age was 26.76 years. The pourcentage of the married was 21.4% of which 58.3% had children. 30.4% had parents in charge. Most of the participants worked in university hospitals and 75% of them in a medical department. Residents represented 64.3% of the participants. Number of working hours exceeded 40 hours per week in 60.7% of the cases with an average number of shifts per month estimated at 4.71±2.36. According to MBI, 94.6% of the participants had a score in favor of burnout, of which 19.6% was severe. The number of hours worked per week and the number of shifts per month were significantly associated with the presence of a burnout syndrome with respective correlation factors of 0.027 and 0.047. Conclusions: Most residents and interns suffered from burnout with a variable degree of severity. The workload with a greater number of working hours and on-call duty favored the emergence of this burnout. Disclosure: No significant relationships.
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Zouari et al. found that 94.6% of 50 Tunisian medical residents had a score in favor of burnout, of which 19.6% was severe.
“Moreover, a study conducted by Zouari et al. [36] among 50 Tunisian medical residents revealed that 94.6% of the participants had a score in favor of burnout, of which 19.6% was severe, while in another study among psychiatry residents, 37.5% of the participants met the criteria for severe burnout.”
From Validation of the Arabic Version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-HSS Among Tunisian Medical Residents (A-MBI-MR): Factor Structure, Construct Validity, Reliability, and Gender Invariance (2025) · cites this paper as [36]
The Results (p. S612) report that 94.6% scored in favor of burnout and 19.6% had severe burnout. But the study included 56 participants, not 50, and residents made up 64.3% of a group that also included interns; the percentages are reported for all participants. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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- Authors
- Zouari, A., Guermazi, F., Tabib, F., Ben Abdallah, M., Hentati, S., Baati, I., & Masmoudi, J.
- Affiliations
- Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker (TN)
- Corresponding author
- Zouari, A.
- Venue
- European Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2022-06
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- S1
- Pages
- S612-S612
- ISSN
- 0924-9338 (ISSN-L)
- 1778-3585
- PMC
- PMC9567723
- OpenAlex
- W4294202491
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 0.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- European Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- burnout, medical interns, medical residents, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, working hours, on-call duty, shift work, occupational stress, young physicians, Tunisia
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