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Relationship between burnout and career choice regret among Chinese neurology postgraduates.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In China, the shortage of doctors leads to stressful clinical work and increasing turnover. Medical students undergoing postgraduate specialty training will be the country's medical workforce in the coming decades, but are also subject to high workloads and academic pressure. This may have significant implications for burnout and career choice regret. Despite the importance of burnout and career choice regret, the status and relationship of these aspects in Chinese neurology postgraduates are largely unexplored, and associated factors remain unknown. METHODS:This study investigated the prevalence of and factors influencing burnout and career choice regret among neurology postgraduates in China. We conducted a national cross-sectional study of Chinese neurology postgraduates. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that covered demographic information, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and additional item to assess career choice regret. RESULTS:Of 4902 neurology postgraduates, 2008 returned completed questionnaires (response rate 41%). After excluding incomplete questionnaires, data for 1814 participants were analyzed. In total, 83.6% of participants had experienced symptoms of burnout, and 46.6% reported career choice regret. Binary logistic regression analysis showed postgraduate entrance examination scores, marital status, and having children were associated with burnout (all P 

SUBMITTER: Tian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530049 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Relationship between burnout and career choice regret among Chinese neurology postgraduates.

Tian Lu L   Pu Juncai J   Liu Yiyun Y   Zhong Xiaogang X   Gui Siwen S   Song Xuemian X   Xu Shaohua S   Zhou Xinyu X   Wang Haiyang H   Zhou Wei W   Chen Jianjun J   Xie Peng P  

BMC medical education 20190522 1


<h4>Background</h4>In China, the shortage of doctors leads to stressful clinical work and increasing turnover. Medical students undergoing postgraduate specialty training will be the country's medical workforce in the coming decades, but are also subject to high workloads and academic pressure. This may have significant implications for burnout and career choice regret. Despite the importance of burnout and career choice regret, the status and relationship of these aspects in Chinese neurology p  ...[more]

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