Open AccessPrevalence of burnout and its correlates among residents in a tertiary medical center in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Badr Ratnakaran,
Aslesh Ottapura Prabhakaran,
Vinodhini Karunakaran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.184274
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , burnout , center (category theory) , family medicine , tertiary care , environmental health , gerontology , clinical psychology , pathology , chemistry , crystallography
Residents work in emotionally demanding environments with multiple stressors. The risk for burnout is high in them and it has significant negative consequences for their career. Burnout is also associated with consequences in terms of physical and mental health including insomnia, cardiovascular disease, depression and suicidal ideation. Thus, the study aimed to study the prevalence of burn out and its correlates among interns and residents at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.