THE BURNOUT SYNDROME OF MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING THE WAR AND THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE IT
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https://doi.org/10.11603/m.2414-5998.2023.3.14276Keywords:
medical students, Russian aggression, emotional exhaustion, burnout syndromeAbstract
Full-scale Russian aggression affected the psycho-emotional state of the population and Ukrainian youth was especially affected by the war. Loss of loved ones, separation from relatives, financial difficulties, uncertainty about the future, changes in the educational environment, constant threats to life and health, which are associated with military actions, missile strikes affect negatively on mental health. Participants of the educational process overcome the trials of war: forced breaks during classes, transition to distance or mixed form of education, power failures. The full-scale war worsened access to education and deepened educational inequality, negatively affected on the quality of educational process and success of students, and emotional state of students and teachers. Such psycho-emotional experiences led to increased prevalence of occupational burnout among medical students.
The aim of this investigation was to study the prevalence of burnout syndrome among students of medical faculty of Ternopil National Medical University and related factors during the Russian-Ukrainian war.
An online study was conducted among medical students. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey tool. Comparison of frequency scores between groups was performed using Pearson's chi-squared (χ 2) test. Quantitative parameters of the observation groups were compared by determining Student's t-test. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the prognostic association between occupational burnout and related factors.
During this study 776 medical students with an average age of 22.03±1.8 years were analyzed. According to the results of the study 50.1 % of students noted a high level of emotional exhaustion, 53.1 % of students noted a high level of depersonalization and 38.1 % of students noted decrease in personal achievements.
An independent influence on the development of professional burnout has a training period that is associated with the course of preclinical or clinical disciplines (exp (B) = 0.452, 95 % DI = 0.141–0.763, p = 0.001), as well as the age of students (exp (B) = 0.104, 95 % DI = 0.059–0.167, p-value = 0.03).
In order to reduce the severity of the manifestations of burnout syndrome, it is necessary to apply practical and prosperous methods of overcoming or develop an effective strategy to minimize the level of burnout among medical students during the war.
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