Stress and Burnout Levels among Saudi Medical Students in the Northern region : A Cross Sectional Analysis

Dar , Umar Farooq; Zubair , Rafia; Alrashidi , Majed Abdullah B.; Alrashidi , Tayil Mutiq S; Alrashidi , Adel Mamdouh; Alharbi , Hamad Khulaif; Alanazi , Yousef Mukhlef; Alruwaili , Saleh Alshami; Alsharari , Mutaz Salem; Alanazi , Abdullah Falah Abdullah; Ghazal , Hadeel S.

doi:10.12816/0058106

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Stress and Burnout Levels among Saudi Medical Students in the Northern region : A Cross Sectional Analysis

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Dar , Umar Farooq | Zubair , Rafia | Alrashidi , Majed Abdullah B. | Alrashidi , Tayil Mutiq S | Alrashidi , Adel Mamdouh | Alharbi , Hamad Khulaif | Alanazi , Yousef Mukhlef | Alruwaili , Saleh Alshami | Alsharari , Mutaz Salem | Alanazi , Abdullah Falah Abdullah | Ghazal , Hadeel S.

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine | Education

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.15-23

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

232255

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0058106

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Abstract:

 Background: Burnout and stress among medical students hamper their growth in the profession and may exert lifelong impacts. Both phenomenon varies from region to region and depends on local customs also.Objectives: The purpose of the study was to determine burnout and stress levels among medical students and to find out the correlation between burnout domains and psychological morbidity.Materials and Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study and collected data of 275 medical students (105 male 170 female medical students) belonging to two Saudi Universities; Jouf and Northern Borders, were interviewed using consecutive nonprobability sampling. A valid and standardized questionnaire containing Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) was used to measure burnout and stress levels respectively. Sociodemographic factors were cross tabulated to determine their effects on burnout and stress. Burnout was described in three domains of depersonalization (DP), emotional exhaustion (EE) and low personal achievement (PA).Results: In our sampled population, 38.5% suffered high levels of DP, 36.4% from low PA suggesting high levels of burnout. Only 5.1% showed high EE and 9.5% showed severe distress. Gender and living status influenced the results. 49.5% of male population suffered from high levels of DP and 53.3% from low levels of PA in contrast with females.Conclusion: Stress was more prevalent among females. Medical students living away from parents in hostels scored high in burnout domains and low on GHQ12 domains. Interventions are required to reduce the burnout in future physicians. Special attention should be given to mental health of the medical students. Mentally sound students will make better doctors in future.

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Stress and Burnout Levels among Saudi Medical Students in the Northern region : A Cross Sectional Analysis

Authors:

Dar , Umar Farooq | Zubair , Rafia | Alrashidi , Majed Abdullah B. | Alrashidi , Tayil Mutiq S | Alrashidi , Adel Mamdouh | Alharbi , Hamad Khulaif | Alanazi , Yousef Mukhlef | Alruwaili , Saleh Alshami | Alsharari , Mutaz Salem | Alanazi , Abdullah Falah Abdullah | Ghazal , Hadeel S.

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine | Education

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.15-23

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

232255

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0058106

Descriptors:

MENTAL STRESS

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS

FATIGUE

STRESS

COLLEGE STUDENTS

SAUDI ARABIA

Depression

Burnout

Depersonalization

Emotional Exhaustion

Stress

Medical students

Issues

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Authors: Dar , Umar Farooq | Zubair , Rafia | Alrashidi , Majed Abdullah B. | Alrashidi , Tayil Mutiq S | Alrashidi , Adel Mamdouh | Alharbi , Hamad Khulaif | Alanazi , Yousef Mukhlef | Alruwaili , Saleh Alshami | Alsharari , Mutaz Salem | Alanazi , Abdullah Falah Abdullah | Ghazal , Hadeel S.

Publisher: Al Jouf University

Main Topics: Medicine | Education

Journal: Aljouf University Medical Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.15-23

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 232255

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 16586700

DOI: 10.12816/0058106

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Dar , Umar Farooq | Zubair , Rafia | Alrashidi , Majed Abdullah B. | Alrashidi , Tayil Mutiq S | Alrashidi , Adel Mamdouh | Alharbi , Hamad Khulaif | Alanazi , Yousef Mukhlef | Alruwaili , Saleh Alshami | Alsharari , Mutaz Salem | Alanazi , Abdullah Falah Abdullah | Ghazal , Hadeel S.

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine | Education

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.15-23

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

232255

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0058106