TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Intimate partner relationships, work-life factors, and their associations with burnout among partnered pediatric residents
JO  - Academic pediatrics
A1  - Sagalowsky, Selin Tuysuzoglu
A1  - Feraco, Angela M.
A1  - Baer, Tamara E.
A1  - Litman, Heather J.
A1  - Williams, David N.
A1  - Vinci, Robert J.
SP  - 263
EP  - 268
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Burnout is prevalent among pediatric residents, and reducing burnout is a priority for pediatric residency programs. Understanding residents' personal circumstances, including relationship satisfaction and perceived work-life conflict, may identify novel determinants of burnout. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To describe intimate partner relationships among pediatric residents and examine associations among relationship satisfaction, work-life factors, and burnout. <br><br>METHODS: We identified 203 partnered residents (married or in a self-identified committed, ongoing relationship) from a cross-sectional survey of 258 residents in 11 New England pediatric programs (response rate 54% of 486 surveys distributed), conducted from April through June of 2013. We analyzed associations among relationship satisfaction, work-life factors, and burnout using multivariable regression. Burnout was measured with the brief Maslach Burnout Inventory, and relationship satisfaction with the validated Relationship Assessment Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: 40.9% of partnered respondents endorsed burnout. The vast majority of partnered residents (n=167; 85.2%) reported high relationship satisfaction. Lower relationship satisfaction was not associated with burnout. Approximately half of respondents (n=102; 51.5 %) reported being satisfied with life as a resident. When controlling for common stressors, such as sleep deprivation, work-life measures associated with burnout included frequent perceived conflicts between personal and professional life (aOR 4.35; 95% CI 1.91, 9.88) and dissatisfaction with life as a resident (aOR 11.74; 95% CI 4.23, 32.57). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Low relationship satisfaction and common work-life stressors were not associated with burnout among partnered pediatric residents. However, perceived work-life conflict and dissatisfaction with resident life were strongly associated with burnout, and are targets for residency programs seeking to ameliorate burnout.<br><br>Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1876-2859
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2018.09.005
ID  - ref1
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