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Burnout among medical residents: when personality matters

BURNOUT IN MEDICAL RESIDENTS: WHEN PERSONALITY MATTERS

Burnout is common among medical residents (67.5%), and neuroticism is the variable most strongly associated with burnout (OR 20.23).

The aim is to assess the prevalence of burnout among medical residents at PUC-SP (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo) and its association with personality traits. This cross-sectional study measured burnout using the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory–Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and personality using the 10-item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10), with associations with burnout examined using logistic regression. The sample consists of 117 medical residents, with a mean age of 28.7 years. Burnout was identified in 67.5% of participants, 13.7% had no burnout, and 18.8% were classified as low risk. No significant difference in burnout was found across medical specialties; weekly workload (OR 1.04; 95% confidence interval 0.80 to 1.36; p=0.76) and male sex (OR 1.07; 95% confidence interval 0.47 to 2.44; p=0.86) were not significantly associated with burnout. Neuroticism, however, showed a strong association with burnout (odds ratio, OR 20.23; 95% confidence interval 5.41 to 75.71; p<0.001) and was the variable most strongly associated with burnout. The poster reports that the prevalence of burnout among medical residents in the literature ranges from 18.7% to 74.8%; it concludes that high neuroticism may help identify residents who could benefit from closer monitoring and early preventive support.

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