Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Burnout and training satisfaction of medical residents in Greece: will the European Work Time Directive make a difference? | Msaouel et al. Human Resources for Health 2010 8 16 http content 8 1 16 RESEARCH HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH Open Access Burnout and training satisfaction of medical residents in Greece will the European Work Time Directive make a difference Pavlos Msaouel 11 Nikolaos C Keramaris31 Athanasios Tasoulis 1 Dimitrios Kolokythas1 Nikolaos Syrmos1 Nikolaos Pararas1 Eleftherios Thireos2 3 and Christos Lionis3 Abstract Background The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of burnout in Greek medical residents investigate its relationship with training satisfaction during residency and survey Greek medical residents opinion towards the European Work Time Directive EWTD . Methods A Multi-centre cross-sectional survey of Greek residents was performed. The Maslach Burnout Inventory MBI was used to measure burnout which was defined as high emotional exhaustion combined with high depersonalization or low personal accomplishment. In addition seven questions were designed for this study to evaluate self-reported resident training satisfaction and three questions queried residents opinion on the EWTD and its effects on their personal and social life as well as their medical training. Univariate bivariate and multivariate statistical models were used for the evaluation of data. Results Out of 311 respondents response rate 154 met burnout criteria and 99 indicated burnout on all three subscale scores. The number of residents that were dissatisfied with the overall quality of their residency training were 113 individuals . Only 32 residents believed that the EWTD implementation will not have any beneficial effects for them. Conclusions Both burnout and training dissatisfaction were common among Greek residents. Systemic interventions are thus required within the Greek health system aimed at reducing resident impairment due to burnout and at improving their educational and professional perspectives. Although residents .
