Kalani, S.,
Azadfallah P.,
Oreyzi H.R.,
Azizkhani, R.,
Adibi, P. Organizatsionnaya Psikhologiya (23125942)(2)pp. 41-53
Purpose. This research has pursued aims at evaluating the effects of acceptance and commitment training on reducing burnout in Clinical Specialist Residents, considering the moderating role of personality traits. Design. 202 residents studying emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology completed the Neuroticism (N) and Extraversion (E) subscales of the Big Five Personality Inventory. Then, they were assigned into two experimental and control groups (four groups, each composed of 18 participants). The E+N- and E-N+ experimental groups received Acceptance and Commitment Training, while the E+N- and E-N+ control groups remained on the waiting list. Findings. The results showed that acceptance and commitment training was effective on reduction of burnout in medical residents. In addition, E+N- residents benefit more from acceptance and commitment training than E-N+ residents. Research limitations. This study needs to be reproduced by other groups of residents to demonstrate the efficacy of this intervention in anything other than this population. We also only examined the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Training on the two combinations E & N (E-N+ & E+N-). Practical implications. The findings of this study indicated that acceptance and commitment training was effective in decreasing the rate of burnout among residents considering the moderating role of their personality traits. Originality. None of the existing studies have examined the effect of acceptance and commitment training on burnout in physicians, in addition most research on burnout reduction among residents has only reported the effects of one or several types of intervention, without examining the role of the moderator variables. © 2021 by the authors.
International Journal Of Preventive Medicine (20087802)(1)
Occupational burnout is a common syndrome among physicians, and several individual-directed and organization-directed interventions have been implemented to reduce it. Until now, several review studies have tried to identify and introduce the most appropriate interventions. The aim of this article was to systematically review systematic review studies of interventions for physician burnout to evaluate and summarize their results, and ultimately guide researchers to select appropriate interventions. A search was conducted to find review studies and systematic reviews in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Medline, Google Scholar, PubMed, and PsycINFO. Two reviewers independently selected and evaluated the studies based on inclusion criteria. Four of seven obtained review studies and systematic reviews met the inclusion criteria. These studies have reviewed individual-directed and organization-directed interventions intended to reduce burnout among medical students, interns, physicians, residents, and fellows. Various studies of the effectiveness of individual- and organization-directed interventions have obtained different results. This research has shown that reaching conclusions about effective interventions (individual- or organization-directed) for physician burnout is not easy and that a number of mediating or moderating variables probably influence the effectiveness of these interventions. Therefore, it is necessary to understand approaches and interventions for the prevention or reduction of physician burnout to fill the gaps in research. In addition, review studies are required to be more precise in choosing their criteria to find more accurate results. © 2018 International Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Kalani, S.,
Azadfallah P.,
Oreyzi H.R.,
Azizkhani, R.,
Adibi, P. Journal of Isfahan Medical School (10277595)(442)pp. 993-999
Background: Burnout is viewed as an affective and passive reaction to chronic occupational stress that occurs as emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness.The medical residency is one of the most challenging periods in the professional life of physicians and requires high psychological and physical energy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout among medical residents. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 104 emergency medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology residents in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Data were analyzed using MANOVA, Cramer’s V, and Pearson correlation coefficient tests. Findings: 71.15% of residents were burned out. The frequency percentage of burnout among obstetrics and gynecology residents was higher than in the other two groups (non-significant) and among the second- and third-year residents was higher than others (significant). In addition, the frequency percentage of burnout among women was higher than men (non-significant), and among the married residents was more than singles (significant). The mean burnout was not significantly different in various levels of demographic variables namely type of specialty, year of study, gender, and marital status. There was no significant correlation between age and burnout. Conclusion: Majority of residents were burned out. Given the importance of the consequences of burnout, periodic evaluation of residents’ burnout is necessary and psychological interventions should be prepared for them. © 2017, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.
