Department of Pathology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Department of Public Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2024 May;34(5):620-622. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.05.620.
Burnout and emotional exhaustion are becoming common among health workers in the busy teaching hospitals due to increased workload and the dearth of human resource. This study aimed to determine the causes of burnout among doctors and across gender differences. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from 1st July to 30th September 2022. Two hundred and forty-five randomly recruited doctors who filled out self-administered questionnaires were included in the study. Independent samples t-test was used for comparison of the mean emotional burnout score. Female doctors felt more emotionally drained, more fatigued, and more worn out from work than male doctors (p < 0.05). Overall emotional exhaustion was also higher in female doctors (p < 0.05). This situation was more serious during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender-sensitive environments, workplace policies, and necessary interventions will save physicians' burnout and brain drain. Emotional burnout is greater in female doctors as compared to their male counterparts. This evidence not only calls for prevention and treatment but also certain service-related reforms to facilitate female physicians to balance out their work and family lives more effectively. Key Words: Physicians, Emotional exhaustion, Burnout, Gender difference, Pakistan.
由于工作量增加和人力资源匮乏，繁忙教学医院的卫生工作者中出现 burnout 和情绪疲惫的情况越来越普遍。本研究旨在确定医生 burnout 的原因和性别差异。这是一项在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第的 Fauji 基金会医院进行的描述性横断面研究，时间为 2022 年 7 月 1 日至 9 月 30 日。研究纳入了 245 名随机招募的填写自我管理问卷的医生。使用独立样本 t 检验比较平均情绪倦怠评分。女性医生比男性医生更感到情绪枯竭、更疲劳和更疲惫（p<0.05）。女性医生的整体情绪疲惫也更高（p<0.05）。这种情况在 COVID-19 大流行期间更为严重。性别敏感的环境、工作场所政策和必要的干预措施将有助于防止医生 burnout 和人才流失。与男性医生相比，女性医生的情绪倦怠更为严重。这一证据不仅呼吁采取预防和治疗措施，还呼吁进行某些与服务相关的改革，以帮助女性医生更有效地平衡工作和家庭生活。关键词：医生、情绪疲惫、倦怠、性别差异、巴基斯坦。
