Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among military doctors in Pakistan

To determine the frequency of factors contributing to burnout among military Physicians in Lahore, Pakistan. Cross-sectional analytical study. Combined Military Hospital [CMH] Lahore and CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College from March 2014 to September 2014. Sample consisted of 133 physicians [n=66] males and n=67 females]. Convenient sampling procedure was used. Mashlach Burnout Inventory [MBI] which included 22 questions was used to measure emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. The questionnaire also elicited information about socio-demographic and work characteristics. Data was entered and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences [SPSS version 20.0]. Chi-square test of significance was used to see the significance of association between age, gender, duration of service in years and working hours per week. p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. On the MBI, 29 [21.8%] physicians showed high emotional exhaustion, 22 [16.6%] showed high depersonalization and 34 [25.6%] showed low personal accomplishment. Thirty-seven physicians [27.8%] were identified as experiencing a high degree of burnout [high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and low personal accomplishment]. The frequency of high degree of burnout was higher among males [36.4%] as compared to females [17.9%] and this difference was statistically borderline significant [p = 0.057]. However, there was statistically significant difference [p = 0.03] of burnout between those working >/= 41 hours per week as compared to working