Burnout syndrome among medical interns in the specialty “pediatrics”

The aim of the study is to investigate burnout syndrome among medical interns in the specialty “Pediatrics”. 23 medical interns completed: Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck scales, questionnaire by V.A. Yadova, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, V.P. Dvorshchenko's test, Shmishek's questionnaire and PSM-25. Results. Prevalence of burnout is 13,0 % of cases. Mean values: emotional exhaustion 18,4±76,14; depersonalization 8,0±3,73; personal accomplishment 32,8±5,32. The mean values of psychological distress: 79,0±3,17 points. The mean values of depression: 6,47±5,35 points. No significant accumulations on any of the studied parameters were found. Persons having at the beginning of internship phases of formed burnout syndrome differ significantly by higher levels of personal anxiety, dysthymic traits, and dysthymic personality disorder. Correlation analysis showed the high level of association between the components of the burnout syndrome and the individual characteristics of the subjects.