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. 2011 Mar 3;26(8):907–919. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1657-1

Table 3.

Studies assessing burnout in residents before and after 2003

Study Quality scores Study design Participants Measure % Reporting burnout and/or burnout scores
Pre-2003 Post-2003
Surgery
Gelfand 200437 12.5 Single site pre-post 33 Residents and faculty % Residents meeting criteria for burnout on emotional exhaustion scale 50% 47%
Barrack 200651 11.5 Single site pre-post 55 Orthopedic surgery residents Emotional exhaustion score 27.5 22.3
Hutter 200654 15 Single site pre-post 58 General surgery residents Emotional exhaustion score 29.1 23.1a
Internal medicine
Goitein, 200521 13 Single site pre-post 118 Residents % Residents meeting any criteria 68% 76%
Emotional exhaustion 45% 53%
Gopal 200522 12.5 Single site pre-post 227 Residents % Residents any meeting criteria 61% 55%
Emotional exhaustion 42% 29%a
Pediatrics
Landrigan 200836 16 Multi-site pre-post 268 Pediatrics residents % Residents meeting criteria for burnout 75.4% 57%a
Mixed
Martini 200630 12.5 Single site pre-post 118 Residents % Residents meeting criteria for burnout 49% 41%

aStatistically significant at the p < 0.05 level

†Lower scores indicate less burnout