CO38 | Burnout among young Italian Internists: a subgroup analysis of an European survey
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background and Aims: Burnout among physicians is associated with poor productivity at work, dissatisfaction and regrets about career choice. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and its main associated factors among young Italian Internists.Methods: The survey was conducted across European countries by the Young Internists Group of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. Only data coming from Italian respondents were analyzed.Results: Data from 104 young Internists (age <40 yrs) working in universities and non-teaching hospitals were collected. The median age was 29.5 years. Burnout was reported by 67,4% of respondents. The main associated factors were a high workload (75,6%), sleep deprivation (40.2%) and a suboptimal learning environment (43.9). Only 3.5% reported the presence of a support system to deal with burnout inside their hospital. The 20.2% of respondents wouldn’t choose Internal Medicine Residency if they had to choose their specialty again.Conclusions: Burnout is very common among young Italian Internists and it is associated with a high workload, sleep deprivation and a suboptimal learning environment. Strategies to prevent burnout among young Internists should be identified and a support system to deal with burnout should be present in every hospital.
Source: Italian Journal of Medicine
Authors: Vo Van Kha, Tran Thi Huong Ly, Pham Thi Thanh Hoa, Vo Huynh Nhu, Damas Hendriansyah, Nusratuddin Abdullah, Rudy B. Leonardy, Mardiah Tahir, Samrichard Rambulangi, Firdaus Hamid, Filomena Pietrantonio, Vera Kopsaj, Francesco Rosiello, Aurora Tomassoni, Luca Moriconi, Donatella Padua, Kiki Rizki Amelia, Efendi Lukas, Nurbani Bangsawan, Isharyah Sunarno, Retno Budiarti Farid, Sriwijaya Qadar, Rabab H. Elshaikh, Ashok Kumar Sah, Abdelrahman Mohamed Abukanna, Abdulrahman Algarni, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Elryah I. Ali, Hiba Ali, Ayman Hussein Alfeel, Thanh Long Nguyen, Victor Storm, Lam Toi Phung, Cong Thien Le, Thi Thu Ha Le, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Son Tung Vu, Thien Thang Tran, Minh Hanh Vu, Van Tuan Nguyen, Francesco Ventrella, Anna Belfiore, Antonio Greco, Franco Mastroianni, Salvatore Lenti, Domenico Ruggiero, Michele Cannone, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri, Massimo Errico, Giuseppe Mancia, Guido Grassi, Sverre E. Kjeldsen
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413772565