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Burnout and Empathy: A Cross-Sectional Study among Resident Physicians in Public Sector Hospitals of a Developing Country

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  • Muhammad Hamza Khalid

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Rafia Ishtiaq

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Laiba Fatima

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Hassaan Ahmed

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Aqsa Masood

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Tayyab Mumtaz Khan

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Hajira Sajid

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Rida Qaiser

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Mahnoor Awan

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

  • Daneyal Arshad

    (Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan)

Abstract

The main objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of burnout and to identify various socio-demographic factors which are associated with resident burnout. As a secondary objective, we aimed to assess levels of empathy among the residents. A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed among residents working in Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, and District Headquarter Hospital, all of which are situated in district Rawalpindi of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected from January 2019 to April 2019 using a convenient sampling technique. The participants were requested to complete Maslach Burnout Inventory to measure burnout and Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy to measure empathy from January 2019 to April 2019. For data analysis IBM SPSS © version 25.0 was used. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the quantitative variables. Chi-square test was used to determine the association between burnout and categorical variables. Then, those independent variables with p-value

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  • Muhammad Hamza Khalid & Rafia Ishtiaq & Laiba Fatima & Hassaan Ahmed & Aqsa Masood & Tayyab Mumtaz Khan & Hajira Sajid & Rida Qaiser & Mahnoor Awan & Daneyal Arshad, 2021. "Burnout and Empathy: A Cross-Sectional Study among Resident Physicians in Public Sector Hospitals of a Developing Country," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 3(4), pages 121-124, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:3:y:2021:i:4:id:40945
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.4.945
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