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Burnout and resilience among resident doctors working at a COVID-19 nodal center in India
Varsha Sriperambudoori1, Srilakshmi Pingali2, Umashankar Molanguri3, T Deekshith4, Ajay Kumar Joopaka5
1 Senior Resident, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
3 Professor and HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
4 Junior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
5 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Srilakshmi Pingali,
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Sangareddy - 500 003, Telangana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/amh.amh_140_22
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Background: COVID-19 pandemic can lead to burnout among health workers. The study aimed to know the prevalence of burnout among resident doctors and its relation to resilience.
Methodology: An online anonymous cross-sectional study was done at the sole COVID nodal center of Telangana, India, using a three-part questionnaire E-mailed to all the resident doctors. It included a consent form, sociodemographic data, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory to measure burnout, and the Brief Resilience Coping Scale to measure resilience. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 22.0 (IBM). P value was considered statistically significant below 0.05 and all tests were two-tailed.
Results: Personal burnout (53.6%) was highest followed by work-related burnout (46.4%) and client-related burnout (40.8%). All three domains of burnout showed a significant negative correlation with scores of resilience (personal burnout [r = −0.240), work burnout (r = −0.203), and client burnout [r = −0.212]; P ≤ 0.001).
Conclusion: Client-related burnout has increased when compared to nonpandemic times. Burnout was inversely associated with resilience, suggesting a role for resilience as a protective factor.
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