El-Zoghby, S., Khattab, M., El Gammal, H., Soltan, E. (2022). Effect of a Brief Intervention Program on Burnout among Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine in Suez Canal University, Egypt. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 25(2), 96-108. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2022.260723
Safaa M. El-Zoghby; Maged S. Khattab; Hanan A. El Gammal; Enayat M. Soltan. "Effect of a Brief Intervention Program on Burnout among Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine in Suez Canal University, Egypt". Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 25, 2, 2022, 96-108. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2022.260723
El-Zoghby, S., Khattab, M., El Gammal, H., Soltan, E. (2022). 'Effect of a Brief Intervention Program on Burnout among Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine in Suez Canal University, Egypt', Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 25(2), pp. 96-108. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2022.260723
El-Zoghby, S., Khattab, M., El Gammal, H., Soltan, E. Effect of a Brief Intervention Program on Burnout among Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine in Suez Canal University, Egypt. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 2022; 25(2): 96-108. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2022.260723
Effect of a Brief Intervention Program on Burnout among Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine in Suez Canal University, Egypt
Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Studies revealed that stress and burnout developed in medical students during their academic learning years, progress throughout their clinical years, and proceed in their practice as physicians. This can negatively impact their learning abilities, mental, cognitive, and physical health.Therefore, effective programs are needed to assure medical students’ well-being, and to prevent negative consequences of burnout and stress related to medical training. Aim: This study was aiming to improve the provided care to medical students by improving their mental and psychological health by providing baseline information on the prevalence of stress and burnout and by conducting an interventional program to reduce them. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on medical students in the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. Socio-demographic questionnaire was used to collect data in addition to the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) to measure burnout, and the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) to measure stress. The intervention group and control group contained 50 students per each, where randomization was done using the computerized method. The program was a 3-day workshop with a post-test followed it by 1 month. Results: The prevalence of stress among students was 51%, while that of burnout was 43%. After implementing the program there was a significant improvement in the scores of emotional exhaustion (EE), academic performance domain of burnout, and GHQ-12 among the intervention group. Conclusion:Brief intervention programs can help students to cope with their stress leading to significant improvements and a decrease in the prevalence of burnout among them.
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