Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Burnout Syndrome Among Perioperative Healthcare Providers in Rwanda
Authors' conclusion
One in 5 perioperative health care providers in Rwanda report having burnout, which is consistent with previous data.
Study context
- Population
- Perioperative health care providers in Rwandan public hospitals (excluding major teaching centers)53.7% response rate
- Participants
- 221 participants
- Outcome
- Prevalence of burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey)
Methodological detailssurvey, purposive sampling, 22 public hospitals
- Survey
- Purposive sampling
- 22 public hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Burnout prevalence (MBI-HSS)
Participants with burnout (Forty-7 of 221 respondents)
21.3%
95% CI 16.1–27.3
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with burnout (multivariate analysis)
| aOR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of right equipmentOnly predictor associated with burnout | 3.21 (1.18–8.73) | P = 0.02 | |
| 0.10.31310Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Burnout dimensions
- High emotional exhaustion, n
- 95 (42.9%) (%; 95% CI 36.6-49.6)
- Low personal accomplishment, n
- 57 (25.8%) (%; 95% CI 20.5-31.9)
- High depersonalization, n
- 15 (6.8%) (%; 95% CI 4.2-10.9)
Burnout profiles
- Overextended
- 84 (38%)
- Engaged
- 83 (37.6%)
- Ineffective
- 39 (17.6%)
Original publication
Burnout Syndrome Among Perioperative Healthcare Providers in Rwanda. Anesth Analg. Published 4 August 2025. doi:10.
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