Burnout in Physiotherapy Students of Ahmedabad: An Observational Study

Abstract

Abstract Background: Burnout is a syndrome recorded as resulting from chronic workplace burdens that are not successfully managed. Physiotherapy students report high levels of daily hassles, workload, and lack of manageability and understanding throughout their university years. Burnout has been noted in medical students and physiotherapy teachers. Therefore, there is a need to study burnout in physiotherapy students. Aims: The aim of the study was to discover burnout in physiotherapy students using the Oldenberg burnout inventory (OLBI). Setting and Design: A survey of physiotherapy students of Ahmedabad was done through Google Forms. Materials and Methods: Data were obtained from 300 students using convenience sampling. Participants’ age, gender, and year of study were asked, and burnout was assessed using OLBI. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive analysis was done, and the Chi-square test was applied between burnout and gender, year of study, and physical activity. Results: Three hundred students with a mean age of (20.95 ± 2.05) years participated in the study, including 234 (78%) females and 66 (22%) males. A total of 239 (79.67%) undergraduate students and 61 (20.33%) postgraduate students participated in the study. The mean OLBI score is (38.71 ± 4.95). The mean exhaustion score is (19.14 ± 2.77) and mean disengagement score is (19.57 ± 2.73). The Chi-square analysis showed no significant impact of participant gender (χ2 (1) = 36.211, P = 0.167) and year of study (χ2 (1) = 162.060, P = 0.732) but a significant impact of physical activity (χ2 (1) = 44.977, P = 0.030) on the burnout in the sample. Conclusion: There is medium burnout present in physiotherapy students of Ahmedabad.