Open AccessBurnout and its correlates in Saudi family medicine residents: An observational study from Aseer, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Malak Aziz Al-Ghamdi,
Shamsun Nahar,
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui,
Safar A. Alsaleem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2146_20
Subject(s) - burnout , medicine , emotional exhaustion , anxiety , family medicine , cross sectional study , observational study , depersonalization , burnout syndrome , psychiatry , clinical psychology , pathology
Burnout is a workplace phenomenon and is high among healthcare workers, particularly physicians. It brings in significant negative impact on patient care and physicians. Considerable number of studies have highlighted burnout issues on residents of other specialties; however, scarcity of data exist on burnout among family medicine residents.