The influence of work-life balance on surgical resident’s performance and satisfaction in Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2025
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2025
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Addis Ababa Uinverstiy
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Residency, especially in surgical specialties, is notorious for demanding schedules and high stress levels. Surgical trainees often work extended hours and face emotionally and physically taxing duties, which can encroach on personal and family life. Many Surgeons Worldwide reports imbalance between Work and their personal life. In a study done in Ethiopia. Physicians have poor life work balance which lead to poor patient care and increased medical erros. Which shows how negative WLB affects quality of care. Work-life balance is positively associated with well-being and job satisfaction and negatively associated with stress and mental health problems. Conversely, work-life conflict has been found to contribute to burnout, dissatisfaction, and intent to leave the profession Methods institutional based retrospective study done from January 1 2025- dec 31 2025 using online questioners.
Results In this study we found that nearly two-thirds (65.5%) of surgical residents met the criteria for burnout. Which is defined as high emotional exhaustion and/or depersonalization. The result is comparable to reports from other surgical training programs, Specially in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. In this resource limited counties prolonged working hours, frequent night duties, and limited institutional support are very common. Emotional exhaustion had the highest mean score among the burnout dimensions. Which shows workloads and long standing stress are major contributors to burnout in the study population. In contrast, personal accomplishment scores were moderate. This shows that despite high level of stress residents have professional fulfilment.
Conclusion In conclusion burnout is highly prevalent among surgical residents at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. This burnout is strongly associated with workload, poor work–life balance, significantly reduce residents’ performance, and lower job satisfaction. In contrast positive work–life balance showed meaningful positive relationships with both performance and job satisfaction. Works targeting and addressing modifiable workplace factors are very important to improve resident well-being, improve job satisfaction and performance, and ensure high-quality patient care.
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Work-life balance, Burnout, performance and satisfaction, high burnout, poor WLB