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To establish the global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees and determine how rates vary by geographic region, specialty, year of training, and sociodemographic factors.

January 1, 2021CMAJ OpenOpen Access

Global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees: a systematic review and meta-regression

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LNLeen NajiSt. Michael's Hospital BSBrendan SinghSt. Michael's Hospital ASAjay ShahUniversity of Toronto

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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals a 47.3% burnout prevalence in postgraduate medical trainees, highlighting an ongoing global crisis unresponsive to current wellness initiatives.

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To establish the global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees and determine how rates vary by geographic region, specialty, year of training, and sociodemographic factors.
Systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, and ERIC from database inception to August 21, 2018.
Analyzed data from 114 eligible studies encompassing 31,210 postgraduate medical trainees across 47 countries using random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression.
The pooled global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees was 47.3% (95% CI 43.1% to 51.5%), remaining unchanged over the past two decades.
Burnout prevalence varied significantly by geographic region, with trainees in European countries reporting the lowest levels, whereas rates between medical and surgical specialties were comparable.

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Naji et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6ab5aa0177bf533ed881d https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200068

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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals a 47.3% burnout prevalence in postgraduate medical trainees, highlighting an ongoing global crisis unresponsive to current wellness initiatives.

Global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees: a systematic review and meta-regression

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Global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees: a systematic review and meta-regression

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