CO38 | Burnout among young Italian Internists: a subgroup analysis of an European survey

Background and Aims: Burnout among physicians is associated with poor productivity at work, dissatisfaction and regrets about career choice. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and its main associated factors among young Italian Internists.Methods: The survey was conducted across European countries by the Young Internists Group of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. Only data coming from Italian respondents were analyzed.Results: Data from 104 young Internists (age <40 yrs) working in universities and non-teaching hospitals were collected. The median age was 29.5 years. Burnout was reported by 67,4% of respondents. The main associated factors were a high workload (75,6%), sleep deprivation (40.2%) and a suboptimal learning environment (43.9). Only 3.5% reported the presence of a support system to deal with burnout inside their hospital. The 20.2% of respondents wouldn’t choose Internal Medicine Residency if they had to choose their specialty again.Conclusions: Burnout is very common among young Italian Internists and it is associated with a high workload, sleep deprivation and a suboptimal learning environment. Strategies to prevent burnout among young Internists should be identified and a support system to deal with burnout should be present in every hospital.