• Pan Afr Med J · Jan 2014

    Comparison of burnout pattern between hospital physicians and family physicians working in Suez Canal University Hospitals.

    • Amany Ali Kotb, Khalid Abd-Elmoez Mohamed, Mohammed Hbany Kamel, Mosleh Abdul Rahman Ismail, and Abdulmajeed Ahmed Abdulmajeed.
    • Faculty of Medicine- Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
    • Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Jan 1;18:164.

    IntroductionThe burnout syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. It is associated with impaired job performance.MethodsThis descriptive study examined 171 physicians for the presence of burnout and its related risk factors. The evaluation of burnout was through Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The participant was considered to meet the study criteria for burnout if he or she got a "high" score on at least 2 of the three dimensions of MBI.ResultsIn the current study, the prevalence of burnout in hospital physicians (53.9%) was significantly higher than family physicians (41.94%) with (p=0.001). Participants who work in the internal medicine department scored the highest prevalence (69.64%) followed by Surgeons (56.50%) and Emergency doctors (39.39%). On the other hand, Pediatricians got the lowest prevalence (18.75%). Working in the teaching hospital and being married are strong predictors for occurrence of burnout.ConclusionThere is a significant difference of burnout between hospital physicians and family physicians among the study subjects. Working in the teaching hospital and being married are strong predictors for occurrence of burnout.

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