@article{10.22454/FamMed.2024.875388,
author = {Doe, Sydney and Coutinho, Anastasia J. and Weidner, Amanda and Cheng, Yue and Sanders, Kaplan and Bazemore, Andrew W. and Phillips, Robert L. and Peterson, Lars},
title = {Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Resident Family Physicians},
journal = {Family Medicine},
volume = {56},
number = {3},
year = {2024},
month = {3},
pages = {148-155},
doi = {10.22454/FamMed.2024.875388},
abstract = {Background and Objectives: Resident burnout may affect career choices and empathy. We examined predictors of burnout among family medicine residents.
Methods: We used data from the 2019–2021 American Board of Family Medicine Initial Certification Questionnaire, which is required of graduating residents. Burnout was a binary variable defined as reporting callousness or emotional exhaustion once a week or more. We evaluated associations using bivariate and multilevel multivariable regression analyses.
Results: Among 11,570 residents, 36.4% (n=4,211) reported burnout. This prevalence did not significantly vary from 2019 to 2021 and was not significantly attributable to the residency program (ICC=0.07). Residents identifying as female reported higher rates of burnout (39.0% vs 33.4%, AOR=1.29 [95% CI 1.19–1.40]). Residents reporting Asian race (30.5%, AOR=0.78 [95% CI 0.70–0.86]) and Black race (32.3%, AOR=0.71 [95% CI 0.60–0.86]) reported lower odds of burnout than residents reporting White race (39.2%). We observed lower rates among international medical graduates (26.7% vs 40.3%, AOR=0.54 [95% CI 0.48–0.60]), those planning to provide outpatient continuity care (36.0% vs 38.7%, AOR=0.77 [95% CI 0.68–0.86]), and those at smaller programs (31.7% for <6 residents per class vs 36.3% for 6–10 per class vs 40.2% for >10 per class). Educational debt greater than $250,000 was associated with higher odds of burnout than no debt (AOR=1.29 [95% CI 1.15–1.45]).
Conclusions: More than one-third of recent family medicine residents reported burnout. Odds of burnout varied significantly with resident and program characteristics.},
URL = {https://journals.stfm.org//familymedicine/2024/march/doe-2023-0197/},
eprint = {https://journals.stfm.org//media/q5kfv2ok/doe0197docx-2024-03-01-17-06.pdf},
}