Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3719

The relationship between the burnout syndrome and academic success of medical students: a cross-sectional study

Irena M. Ilić orcid.org/0000-0001-5347-3264 ; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Milena D. Ilić orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-4990 ; University of Kragujevac Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, Kragujevac, Serbia

Abstract

The burnout syndrome may affect academic achievement, but research on burnout and academic success of medical students is sparse. This research aimed to estimate the prevalence of high risk of burnout in students of medicine and to investigate its association with academic performance. It included 760 full-time medical students who completed the survey (response rate = 90.9 %). A significant independent predictor for high burnout risk in students with lower grade point average (GPA) was male gender (adjusted OR=2.44; 95 % CI=1.14–5.23; P=0.022). Among students with higher GPA, high burnout risk was associated with the use of sedatives (adjusted OR=6.44; 95 % CI=1.80–22.99; P=0.004).

Keywords

academic achievement; grade point average; risk factors; sedatives

Hrčak ID:

304388

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/304388

Publication date:

20.6.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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