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Additions for Physician Burnout Wikipedia Article

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Resident Physicians

Burnout in physicians appears to be the highest for resident physicians. Due to the large number of hours taken on by resident physicians, they are often more prone to burnout. In addition to the long hours, residents are still in the process of learning clinical knowledge. Stressful events, such as death of a patient, managing a critically ill patient, medical error, and verbal abuse from patients, their families and/or colleagues have been reported in a study done at medical schools in the Philadelphia area. In this study, researchers found that 70% of residents experienced at least one work-related stress event ad that nearly 5% showed symptoms of PTSD from a stressful event at work. Similar to the work-life balance struggle physicians face, residents may struggle to manage everything going on in their lives. The negative effects of this burnout extend far out, from a decreased job satisfaction, being absent while at work and possibility for medical errors. Some studies have even shown reduced feelings of personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion. Residents who considered themselves to be experiencing burnout report more medical errors than residents who do not. In a 24 month-long study performed at Mayo Clinic in 2016, found that burnout and low job satisfaction were associated with reductions in professional work effort. In 2008, the Healthcare Management Review suggested that healthcare settings that put programs in place to reduce physician burnout would see greater patient satisfaction and recovery. Resident interventions aimed to improve communication and role conflict have been shown to improve self-acceptance, acceptance of aggression and inner directedness in residents, interns, and nurses. Although burnout in resident physicians has become common knowledge in the medical community, few systems are in place to combat this issue. Some possible suggestions for a solution to this issue are support groups, stress-management/coping training and self-care education.

Medical Students

Medical students can also become victim to burnout, being that between 43-45% of medical student students report feelings of burn-out. It has been proposed that the root of physician burnout stems for physicians years in medical school. In 2010, a study was done by Emory School of Medicine and Vanderbilt School of Medicine to understand the prevalence and factors of burnout in medical students. According to these universities, burnout has been described as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and decreased physical exhaustion.The study administered Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey to 249 medical students. This survey asked questions about stress levels, workload, relaxation habits, support systems and demographics. The study found that 21% of first year students, 41% of second year students, 43% of third year, and 31% of fourth year students felt symptoms of burnout. Determining factors to a higher right of burnout are loser support, higher stress, and feelings of lack of control over one's life. There is no single solution to this issue, but easing student and physician workload and promoting wellness and resilience in the medical field has been shown to help. Specifically in medical students, mindfulness-based meditation sessions have been shown to improve mood disturbance.