A CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF BURNOUT IN POSTGRADUATE DOCTORS ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIALTY, IN SERVICES HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Aim: The objective of the research was to determine occurrence of burnout among postgraduate doctors as per their specialty. Introduction: Burnout refers to higher level of emotional exhaustion, reduced personal accomplishment and higher level of depersonalization. Method: This cross-sectional research was carried out at Services Hospital, Lahore from 09-05-19 to 05-06-19. Through non-probability sampling technique, we short listed two hundred participants. Research utilized Maslach Burnout Inventory. We used SPSS for outcomes analysis. Results: The outcomes of burnout according as per the doctor’s specialty were as pathology (17.5%), gynecology (30%), surgery (55%), medicine (90%) and others (42.5%). Conclusions: Various burnout degrees were present in the specialist with higher levels of surgical interventions and medicine; whereas the pathology was at lowest level. Age, gender, time served and working hours of the postgraduates influenced the burnout prevalence. Higher burnout incidence demonstrates the requirement of proper strategies in order to avoid adverse effects on the life quality of the undergraduates and patient care quality. Keywords: Burnout Syndrome, Postgraduates, Inter-Specialty Variation and Associated Factors