Prevalence of burnout among health sciences students and determination of its associated factors

Tlili, Mohamed Ayoub; Aouicha, Wiem; Sahli, Jihène; Testouri, Ameni; Hamoudi, Marwa; Mtiraoui, Ali; Dhiab, Mohamed Ben; Chelbi, Souad; Ajmi, T; Rejeb, M Ben; Mallouli, Manel

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“…Emotional exhaustion is a major problem among students in higher education and a public health problem in general [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Higher education is a challenging context where students, particularly those with low resources, are susceptible to emotional exhaustion [ 3 , 7 ].…”

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“…More than one-third of college students experience detrimental imbalances between the effort they put into their studies and the rewards they receive in return [ 19 ]. The consequences of emotional exhaustion in students are as complex as other factors of mental distress, such as those related to smoking and alcohol consumption or an unhealthy lifestyle [ 6 ]. Emotional exhaustion can also lead to depression [ 20 ] and anxiety [ 21 ], feelings of abandonment and Internet addiction, and compromised satisfaction with life in general, and success in educational pathways [ 22 ].…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students

Martínez-Líbano

Cabrera

Oyanedel

2022

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The main objective of this study was to estimate the psychometric properties of the Emotional Fatigue Scale (ECE) in a sample of 1308 Chilean university students and confirm the unifactorial structure of the scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. The ECE assessment had an internal consistency of 0.893 (Cronbach’s Alpha). An exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation and a confirmatory analysis were performed, obtaining the factor that explains 52.3% of the variance. The results indicated that the ECE has adequate psychometric properties for use with higher education students in Chile. The ECE scale has good psychometric properties to be applied in the Chilean university context. Its usage may be very relevant to contribute to higher education institutions to emphasize students’ mental health and prevent possible severe pathologies in future professionals. It is suggested to use the ECE scale together with the EES-Int, which is the only interpretation table for this instrument.

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Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students

Martínez-Líbano

Cabrera

Oyanedel

2022

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“…Por otro lado, al considerar variables como la depresión y la ansiedad, que se asocian con altos niveles de BA, se concluye que la salud mental del grupo evaluado se encuentra vulnerada por la situación actual lo que repercute inevitablemente en su desempeño como estudiantes, lo que concuerda con aquellos estudios que indican que los indicadores de ansiedad y depresión han aumentado en época de pandemia (Cao et al, 2020;Huckins et al, 2020;Li et al, 2020;Ozamiz et al, 2020;Pedró, 2020). Del mismo modo, resalta también que las mujeres presentaron significativamente mayor BA que los hombres tal como se evidencia en otros contextos (Qiu et al, 2020;Spagnolo et al, 2020;Tlili et al, 2020;Xiong et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020), lo que debe ser motivo de alerta para algunas carreras profesionales cuya población son mayoritariamente mujeres, como psicología o enfermería. Por otro lado, al parecer la experiencia de BA no difiere según año de estudio, lo que podría indicar que quienes poseen alto BA son capaces de sobrellevar la situación en base a sus recursos personales.…”

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“…Por otro lado, se reporta 46.3% en estudiantes de administración (n = 376; Nikodijević et al, 2012); 41.6% en alumnos de psicología (n = 202;Caballero et al, 2007). En términos más generales, en estudiantes de ciencias de salud se reporta 64.4% de prevalencia de BA, y 35.5% con AEM elevado (n = 368; Tlili et al, 2020), así como 63.6% en estudiantes de diferentes carreras profesionales (n = 132; Kristanto et al, 2016). Pese a la variación en las cifras, no dejan de ser preocupantes.…”

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“…Por otro lado, existen dos variables relevantes en la experiencia del BA: el sexo del estudiante y el año de estudios. En cuanto al sexo, antes de la pandemia las mujeres tenían mayor experiencia de BA (Dominguez-Lara et al, 2018;Tlili et al, 2020), y esta se habría incrementado durante la emergencia sanitaria debido a los roles asociados al sexo que predominan en algunas sociedades. Estos roles asignan a las mujeres una mayor carga de labores dentro del hogar (Spagnolo et al, 2020;Xiong et al, 2020), lo que, aunado a las exigencias propias de la vida universitaria, producen una desventaja respecto a sus pares hombres y genera mayores respuestas de estrés (Qiu et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020).…”

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Prevalence and severity of academic burnout in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background: Academic burnout (AB) is an insidious process characterized by the feeling of emotional exhaustion due to the demands of academic life. Despite its impact on people's health, its prevalence has not yet been reported in Peru. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of AB, based on the emotional exhaustion experienced by university students, and the differences according to the student's year of study and sex. Method: Participants were 341 college students (76% women) from several institutions who were enrolled between the second and fourth year-of-studies. The Emotional Exhaustion Scale was used to measure students' AB. Results: The prevalence of AB was described by percentages and the comparison between groups was performed with effect size measures. The results reveal BA levels at a high level (31.4%) and risk (11.7%). On the other hand, women score higher than men in BA, but no differences were found according to the year of study. The association with anxiety and depression was moderate. Conclusions: The prevalence of academic burnout was significant, and it is associated with anxiety and depression.

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Evaluation of the implementation of the objective structured clinical examination in health sciences education from a low‐income context in Tunisia: A cross‐sectional study

Ben Amor,

Farhat,

Alinier

et al. 2024

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BackgroundObjective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is well‐established and designed to evaluate students' clinical competence and practical skills in a standardized and objective manner. While OSCEs are widespread in higher‐income countries, their implementation in low‐resource settings presents unique challenges that warrant further investigation.AimThis study aims to evaluate the perception of the health sciences students and their educators regarding deploying OSCEs within the School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Sousse (SHSTS) in Tunisia and their efficacity in healthcare education compared to traditional practical examination methods.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study was conducted in June 2022, focusing on final‐year Health Sciences students at the SHSTS in Tunisia. The study participants were students and their educators involved in the OSCEs from June 6th to June 11th, 2022. Anonymous paper‐based 5‐point Likert scale satisfaction surveys were distributed to the students and their educators, with a separate set of questions for each. Spearman, Mann–Whitney U and Krusakll–Wallis tests were utilized to test the differences in satisfaction with the OSCEs among the students and educators. The Wilcoxon Rank test was utilized to examine the differences in students' assessment scores in the OSCEs and the traditional practical examination methods.ResultsThe satisfaction scores were high among health sciences educators and above average for students, with means of 3.82 ± 1.29 and 3.15 ± 0.56, respectively. The bivariate and multivariate analyzes indicated a significant difference in the satisfaction between the students' specialities. Further, a significant difference in their assessment scores distribution in the practical examinations and OSCEs was also demonstrated, with better performance in the OSCEs.ConclusionOur study provides evidence of the relatively high level of satisfaction with the OSCEs and better performance compared to the traditional practical examinations. These findings advocate for the efficacy of OSCEs in low‐income countries and the need to sustain them.

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Prevalence of burnout among health sciences students and determination of its associated factors

Cited by 18 publications

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Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students

Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students

Prevalence and severity of academic burnout in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Evaluation of the implementation of the objective structured clinical examination in health sciences education from a low‐income context in Tunisia: A cross‐sectional study

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