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Published in final edited form as: J Contemp Med Educ. 2013 ; 1(2): 83–91. doi:10.5455/jcme.20130104060612.
The relationship between spirituality and burnout among medical students Amy Wachholtz and MaiLan Rogoff Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Worcester, MA
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Medical student burnout has been associated with depression, loss of empathy, and suicidal ideation. Spirituality has been identified in previous studies as a protective factor in coping with the stress but has not been examined as a factor in medical student burnout. An internet link to an anonymous survey was sent via email to medical students at a public northeastern medical school; 259/469 (55.2%) completed it. The survey included measures of spirituality, burnout, psychological distress, coping, and general happiness. A Pearson-r correlation showed significant inverse correlations between measures of spirituality and measures of psychological distress/ burnout (r’s ranging from -.62 to -.14; p’s
The relationship between spirituality and burnout among medical students.
Medical student burnout has been associated with depression, loss of empathy, and suicidal ideation. Spirituality has been identified in previous stud...