Emotional Burnout, Perceived Sources of Job Stress, Professional Fulfillment, and Engagement among Medical Residents in Malaysia
Table 5
Association between professional fulfillment and engagementand emotional burnout ().
Emotional burnout mean (SD)
value
Satisfied
Unsatisfied
Introduction of a two-way-feedback/report system of resident-supervisor relationship during residentship training.
22.3 (9.7)
30.8 (13.7)
0.001
Decrease of working hours to 60–72 hours and the introduction of “a two days off” per week.
17.8 (8.5)
23.7 (10.4)
0.020
Salary rise.
20.8 (10.9)
23.4 (10.3)
0.286
Introduction of the “Flexi-Work-Hours Policy” in Malaysia.
18.8 (9.2)
23.9 (10.4)
0.014
Substitution of “on-call” with “shift work.”
20.7 (10.7)
23.6 (10.3)
0.156
Replacement of “on-call allowance” with “Flexi-Work-Hours Allowance.”
20.5 (9.2)
23.7 (10.6)
0.089
Overall satisfaction with learning experience during medical residency.
22.7 (10.3)
24.2 (10.7)
0.374
Attractive incentives (free food from cafeteria, allocation of parking lots, comfortable room facilities, and additional days of annual leave and leisure).
22.2 (9.0)
24.6 (12.3)
0.121
Increase of residentship period from one year to two years.
