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Quality of life and burnout syndrome in physicians in specialization with and without ADHD
Quality of life and burnout syndrome in physicians in specialization with and without ADHD
Marco A. González-Martínez 1, Arturo García-Galicia 2 
, Nancy R. Bertado-Ramírez 3 , Alejandra Aréchiga-Santamaría 4, Álvaro J. Montiel-Jarquín 3 , Gisela Alonso-Torres 5, Jorge Loría-Castellanos 6
1 Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Centro Médico Nacional General de División Manuel Ávila Camacho, IMSS, Puebla, México; 2 Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) Puebla, México; 3 Dirección de Educación e Investigación enSalud, Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, México; 4 Servicio de Neuropsicología Infantil, Centro de Atención Integral Infantil GARE, Puebla de Zaragoza, Pue., México; 5 Facultad de Medicina, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México; 6 Red Nacional de Educadores en Simulación Clínica, Ciudad de México. México
*Correspondence: Arturo García-Galicia. Email: neurogarciagalicia@yahoo.com.mx
Abstract
Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes academic and occupational difficulties and inappropriate behaviors.
Objective: To compare the quality of life (QOL) and burnout syndrome (BOS) in resident physicians with and without ADHD.
Method: Comparative, cross-sectional, prospective study in a third-level medical unit that trains specialists. Residents of 15 specialties, of any age and gender, were recruited. The following questionnaires were applied-ASRS v.1.1, Maslach Burnout Inventory and WHOQOL-BREF (WHO quality of life scale). Descriptive statistics and the Kolmogórov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher’s exact, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. A p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Data were analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for IBM v.25.
Results: Around 208 residents were included, with a mean age of 29.26 years. The QOL figures reported p < 0.01 by Kolmogorov-Smirnov. We reported 134 residents (64.42%) without ADHD/SBO (median QOL: 69), 15 (7.21%) with ADHD (median QOL: 49), 44 (21.15%) with SBO (median QOL: 53), and 15 (7.21%) with ADHD and SBO (median QOL: 51.5) (p = 0.000).
Conclusions: CV of residents physicians is fair to good. Those ADHD carriers report significantly lower CV, even below those with ADHD plus BOS.
Keywords: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Burnout syndrome. Health-related quality of life. Medical residencies.
