Background:
Burnout is an emotional, psychological, and physical exhaustion syndrome with feelings of negativismtoward one’s job and reduced attention to clients. This complication is caused by the lack of control over workrelatedstress. Physicians, especially surgeons, are at higher risk for burnout due to critical responsibility and heavyworkload. Given the importance and consequences of this dilemma, the present study aimed to investigate thefrequency of burnout among orthopedic surgeons and residents.Methods: The present cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted in ۲۰۱۹ in the cities of Tehran and Yazd, inIran. A total of ۱۸۰ orthopedic surgeons and residents participated in the study. A demographic characteristics formand the Maslach
Burnout Inventory (MBI) were employed to assess burnout in the participants.Results: The mean age of the participants was ۴۲.۸ years, and ۹۴.۴%, ۲۳.۹%, ۵۲.۲%, and ۲۳.۹% of the participantswere male, residents, general orthopedic specialists, and fellowship-trained orthopedics, respectively. Out of ۱۸۰participants, ۹۰ (۵۰%) cases were suffering from burnout, of whom ۲۶.۷%, ۱۶.۱%, and ۷.۲% got a pathologicalscore in one, two, and three criteria. No significant relationship was observed between burnout and gender, maritalstatus, years of experience, and the average number of surgeries per week. However, there was a significantassociation between burnout and younger age, lower academic rank or being a resident, working in the publicsector, and spending less time in leisure and sports activities.Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout (۵۰%) among orthopedists was remarkable and worrying. The frequencyof burnout was higher among residents and the ones working in the public sector. This study demonstrates that theissue of burnout and its related risk factors have to be addressed in Iranian orthopedic surgeons and residents.Level of evidence: IV