Burnout syndrome in medical faculty students (tur)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to show the level of burnout and the factors related to burnout in Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University School of Medicine students. METHODS: Data; sociodemographic data form was collected through Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Hopelessness Inventory. The burnout level of medical students was first examined within the framework of personal and demographic variables. Afterwards, the sample was divided into two groups as preclinical (grades 1, 2 and 3) and clinical (grades 4, 5 and 6). The relationship between burnout and depression, anxiety and hopelessness levels was investigated between the groups and in the whole sample. RESULTS: The results of the analysis showed us the following: There are significant differences in terms of burnout according to the variables of gender, age, class, frequency of going to the hometown, choosing the faculty, living with whom and the average daily amount of sleep. In addition, significant relationships were found between the sub-dimensions of burnout and the levels of depression, anxiety and hopelessness. Among these parameters, depressive symptoms were found to be associated with burnout at a higher level. In addition, no significant difference was found in any area of burnout between the preclinical and clinical groups. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Our study determined that the burnout levels of medical students are high. It is thought that this study contributed to revealing the factors that lead doctor candidates to burnout.

Keywords

• burnout syndrome
• faculty of medicine
• depression
• anxiety
• hopelessness.