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Sayadinia M, Malekshoar M, Razavi B B M, Zarei T, Vatankhah M, Adibi P. Academic Burnout in Iranian Medical Students: A Review of Studies Done in Iran. DSME 2023; 10 (3) :208-227
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Mehrdad Sayadinia 
, Mehrdad Malekshoar , Bibi Bibi Mona Razavi , Tayyebeh Zarei , Majid Vatankhah , Pourya Adibi
, Mehrdad Malekshoar , Bibi Bibi Mona Razavi , Tayyebeh Zarei , Majid Vatankhah , Pourya Adibi
Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Background Medical education and the training of efficient human resources in the field of health have always been the goal of educational planners. For some college students, academic activities lead to burnout. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of academic burnout and its related factors in Iranian medical students.
Methods This is a scoping review study. Searches were conducted to identify relevant articles in the national databases of SID, MagIran, ElmNet, and Google Scholar from 2011 to 2023 using keywords related to burnout, academic burnout, students, and medical sciences. The initial search yielded 986 articles. After removing duplicates, 548 records remained for screening. Following the screening process based on the title and abstract, 62 full-text articles were evaluated for eligibility. Finally, 43 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review.
Results The study population of articles consisted of medical sciences (anesthesia, health, medicine, rehabilitation, nursing, dentistry, emergency medicine, operating room). The design of studies was descriptive-correlational, descriptive cross-sectional, or descriptive-analytical. The assessment tools were Barso et al.’s academic burnout questionnaire in 26 studies, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey in 12 studies, Schaufeli et al.’s Burnout Assessment Tool in one study, the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire in two studies, and Salmela-Aro’s School Burnout Inventory in two studies. The mean score of academic burnout ranged from 1.73±1.64 (from 0-4) to 120.05±9.3 (total of three academic burnout domains). In some studies, a significant relationship was found between academic burnout and the variables of age, gender, marital status, place of residence, grade point average and interest in the field of study.
Conclusion All studies in Iran reported a prevalence of academic burnout among medical students, which is expected, since these students face different educational challenges during their studies and sometimes they are dissatisfied and incompatible with their educational environment, which can cause academic burnout. Therefore, it seems necessary to identify the factors that can reduce academic burnout in Iranian medical students.
Methods This is a scoping review study. Searches were conducted to identify relevant articles in the national databases of SID, MagIran, ElmNet, and Google Scholar from 2011 to 2023 using keywords related to burnout, academic burnout, students, and medical sciences. The initial search yielded 986 articles. After removing duplicates, 548 records remained for screening. Following the screening process based on the title and abstract, 62 full-text articles were evaluated for eligibility. Finally, 43 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review.
Results The study population of articles consisted of medical sciences (anesthesia, health, medicine, rehabilitation, nursing, dentistry, emergency medicine, operating room). The design of studies was descriptive-correlational, descriptive cross-sectional, or descriptive-analytical. The assessment tools were Barso et al.’s academic burnout questionnaire in 26 studies, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey in 12 studies, Schaufeli et al.’s Burnout Assessment Tool in one study, the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire in two studies, and Salmela-Aro’s School Burnout Inventory in two studies. The mean score of academic burnout ranged from 1.73±1.64 (from 0-4) to 120.05±9.3 (total of three academic burnout domains). In some studies, a significant relationship was found between academic burnout and the variables of age, gender, marital status, place of residence, grade point average and interest in the field of study.
Conclusion All studies in Iran reported a prevalence of academic burnout among medical students, which is expected, since these students face different educational challenges during their studies and sometimes they are dissatisfied and incompatible with their educational environment, which can cause academic burnout. Therefore, it seems necessary to identify the factors that can reduce academic burnout in Iranian medical students.
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Received: 2023/02/15 | Accepted: 2023/03/7 | Published: 2024/09/30
Received: 2023/02/15 | Accepted: 2023/03/7 | Published: 2024/09/30
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