@article{ref1,
title="Global Resilience in Plastic Surgery Study (GRIPS): resilience is associated with Lower Burnout Rates",
journal="Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open",
year="2023",
author="Rodriguez-Unda, Nelson A. and Mehta, Ishan and Chopra, Shiv and Vicente-Ruiz, Miriam and Navia, Alfonso and Fernandez-Diaz, Oscar F.",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="e4889-e4889",
abstract="Burnout has earned notoriety in medicine. It affects medical students, residents and surgeons, causing a decrease in career satisfaction, quality of life, and increased risk of depression and suicide. The effect of resilience against burnout is yet unknown in plastic surgery trainees. <br><br>METHODS: A survey was sent via email to the members of plastic surgery societies (ICOPLAST) and the trainees from (ASPS) Resident Council from November 2021 through January 2022. The data included: demographics, training program characteristics, physician wellness resources, and single item Maslach-Burnout Inventory and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: One-hundred seventy-five plastic surgery trainees responded to the survey. Of these, 119 (68%) trainees from 24 countries completed the full survey. Most respondents 110 (92%) had heard of physician burnout, and almost half of respondents (45%) had burnout. The average Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale score varied significantly amongst trainees self-reporting burnout and those who did not (28.6 versus 31.3, P = 0.008). Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that increased work hours per week were associated with an increased risk of burnout (OR = 1.03, P = 0.04). Higher resilience score (OR = 0.92; P = 0.04) and access to wellness programs (OR = 0.60, P = 0.0004) were associated with lower risk of burnout. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Burnout is prevalent across plastic surgery trainees from diverse countries. Increased work hours were associated with burnout, whereas access to wellness programs and higher resilience scores were &quot;protective.&quot; Our data suggest that efforts to build resilience may mitigate burnout in plastic surgery trainees.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-7574",
doi="10.1097/GOX.0000000000004889",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004889"
}