ArticleInternational journal of medical education2019
Factors related to burnout in resident physicians in Japan.
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- The relationship between physician burnout and depression, anxiety, suicidality and substance abuse: A mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Findings of the Resident Workload Using Mobile Application in Japan.JMA journal · 2025Article
- What really makes residents tick or burn out? Insights from a National survey.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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- Relationship between COVID-19 care and burnout among postgraduate clinical residents in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Observational
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- Overwork among resident physicians: national questionnaire survey results.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Empathy among Saudi Residents at a Tertiary Academic Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Association with Perceived Stress.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Do incoming residents vary in measures of emotional status even prior to residency training?International journal of medical education · 2022Article
- Women Physicians in Academic Medicine of Japan.JMA journal · 2022Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of the Single-item Measure of Burnout (Japanese version) for identifying medical resident burnout.Journal of general and family medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence of psychological distress on public health officials amid COVID-19 pandemic.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe explore the prevalence and characteristics of burnout among Japanese resident physicians and identifies factors associated with burnout.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted three times between April 2017 and March 2018 at a Japanese teaching hospital. Resident physicians were invited to answer an online survey that included existing valid instruments related to burnout, depression, and empathy. Demographic, background, occupational, and socioeconomic data were also collected. Participants were prompted to report the average daily work hours and the specialty they wish to pursue.
resultsOverall, 39/76 (51%), 27/76 (36%), and 21/76 (28%) resident physicians responded to surveys in April 2017, October 2017, and March 2018, respectively. The percentages of participants with burnout for surveys in April 2017, October 2017, and March 2018 were 7/39 (18%), 6/27 (22%), and 7/21 (33.3%). Emotional exhaustion (EE) was the only burnout component strongly correlated with the severity of depression (r = .615, p < .001; r = .706, p < .001; r = .601, p < .01). EE and depersonalization (DP) had no significant correlation with average daily working hours (β = .156, p = .343 for EE; β = .061, p = .711 for DP).
conclusionsThe results suggest that capping working hours alone may not be effective in reducing burnout in Japanese resident physicians. Medical educators might need to consider not only working hours but also individual job quality and satisfaction to address burnout. Future studies may need to incorporate qualitative methods to explore the characteristics of burnout.
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