ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2023
Burnout in medical students: A longitudinal study in a Portuguese medical school.
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- Mental Health of Medical Students in Portugal: The Role of Sexual Orientation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding burnout and engagement during medical residency: a multifactorial and longitudinal approach.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Burnout in health students and its relationship with demographic and academic characteristics: a survey-based study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Dual Pathways From Self-Compassion and Self-Criticism to Academic Achievement: The Roles of Engagement and Exhaustion.Perspectives on medical education · 2026Article
- Burnout and Engagement Within Medical Education: A Repeated Measures Study on Their Evolution and Main Determinants.Perspectives on medical education · 2026Article
- Physician and Medical Student Burnout, a Narrative Literature Review: Challenges, Strategies, and a Call to Action.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Burnt-Out Health: Stigma towards Mental Health Problems as a Predictor of Burnout in a Sample of Community Social Healthcare Professionals.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Psychosocial Development and Burnout Among Medical Students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Burnout is highly prevalent among medical students. This study aimed to assess burnout levels over the course of a semester and identify variables that might explain burnout's variance over time. Method: This longitudinal study involved medical students from a Portuguese school. Participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Mental Health Inventory-5, along with questions related to social support, help-seeking behaviours, academic performance, mental health and lifestyle assessment at the beginning (first phase), middle (second phase) and end (third phase) of the first semester of 2018-2019 academic year. Results: A total of 108 participants provided responses in all phases (paired sample). The prevalence of burnout in the first phase was 28.2%, which increased to 34% in the second and 39.5% in the third. To explore factors contributing to burnout levels, we used the 332 responses obtained in the third phase (non-paired sample). Higher burnout levels were associated with poor academic performance, mental health stigma, consumption of tranquillisers and living away from home. Conversely, they were negatively associated with social support and a healthy lifestyle. Conclusions: The study reveals a high prevalence of burnout among medical students, with burnout levels increasing throughout the semester. These levels are influenced by modifiable variables.
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