Research Article

Emotional Burnout, Perceived Sources of Job Stress, Professional Fulfillment, and Engagement among Medical Residents in Malaysia

Table 1

Sociodemographics of the respondents ( ).

Characteristics (%)

Gender
 Male85 (44.5)
 Female106 (55.5)
Age
 ≤2417 (8.9)
 25–27125 (65.4)
 ≥2849 (25.7)
Mean = 26.5, SD = 1.6,
Min = 23, Max = 33
Ethnicity
 Malay65 (34.0)
 Chinese68 (35.6)
 Indian58 (30.4)
Marital status
 Single154 (80.6)
 Married/cohabiting37 (19.4)
University graduated
 Local public79 (41.4)
 Local private39 (20.4)
 International73 (38.2)
Graduate qualification
 Distinction13 (6.8)
 Honors41 (21.5)
 Pass137 (71.7)
Current month of residency training
 ≤12 months73 (38.2)
 13–24 months114 (59.7)
 >24 months4 (2.1)
Current rotation
 Obstetrics & Gynecology23 (12.0)
 Medicine62 (32.5)
 Surgery30 (15.7)
 Emergency Medicine23 (12.0)
 Pediatrics25 (13.1)
 Orthopedics28 (14.7)
Work hours of the past week
 60 hours117 (61.3)
 72 hours74 (38.7)
Smoking
 Yes19 (9.9)
 No172 (90.1)
Alcohol
 Yes22 (11.5)
 No169 (88.5)