TY - JOUR AU - Thamrongvisava, Siwat AU - Pitanupong, Jarurin PY - 2018/12/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Burnout Syndrome among Residents in Training at Faculty of Medicine, Songklanagarind Hospital JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 63 IS - 4 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/162644 SP - 309-320 AB - <p>Objective : This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of burnout<br>syndrome among residents, who work at Faculty of Medicine, Songklanagarind Hospital.<br>Method : This was a cross-sectional designed study, which was conducted in order to<br>survey all residents, who worked and trained at the Faculty of Medicine, Songklanagarind<br>Hospital from; January to April 2018. The questionnaire comprised of 3 parts: 1) demographic<br>data 2) the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Thai version questionnaire 3) patient health<br>questionnaire-9 Thai version (PHQ-9) for evaluating depression. The data were analyzed in<br>order to describe the behavior of the sample by descriptive statistics. The factors associated<br>with burnout syndrome were analyzed by using chi-square test and logistic regression.<br>Results : The total number of participants were 244 residents, 55.7% of them were females.<br>And 24.6% of them had depression. The mean age of participants was; 27.2%±2.2 years<br>old, with the mean, working hours per day being; 10.3±2.3. The total prevalence of burnout<br>syndrome among residents was 100%, with the highest score found to be within the emotional<br>exhaustion section (the mean score was 25.3±12.6). Amount of working hours, per day, were<br>related to emotional exhaustion, whereas the type of specialty, as well as perception of having<br>stress from work, were associated with depersonalization. The sample size was not adequate<br>for the personal accomplishment section analysis.<br>Conclusions : All residents, who work within either major, or minor specialties suffered from<br>burnout syndrome. The factors associated with burnout syndrome are; work hours per day,<br>type of specialty, the perception of having stress from work.</p> ER -