TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pinho, Rebeca Da Nóbrega Lucena
AU  - Costa, Thais Ferreira
AU  - Silva, Nayane Miranda
AU  - Barros-Areal, Adriana F
AU  - Salles, André De Mattos
AU  - Oliveira, Andrea Pedrosa
AU  - Rassi, Carlos
AU  - Valero, Caroline Elizabeth Brero
AU  - Gomes, Ciro Martins
AU  - Mendonça-Silva, Dayde
AU  - Oliveira, Fernando
AU  - Jochims, Isadora
AU  - Ranulfo, Ivan
AU  - Neves, Juliana De Brito Seixas
AU  - Oliveira, Lucas
AU  - Dantas, Maria Nogueira
AU  - Rosal, Marta
AU  - Soares, Mayra
AU  - Kurizky, Patrícia
AU  - Peterle, Viviane Uliana
AU  - Faro, Yasmin Furtado
AU  - Gomides, Ana Paula
AU  - da Mota, Licia
AU  - Albuquerque, Cleandro
AU  - Simaan, Cezar Kozak
AU  - Amado, Veronica M
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/1/19
TI  - Mental Health and Burnout Syndrome Among Postgraduate Students in Medical and Multidisciplinary Residencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e24298
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
KW  - burnout syndrome
KW  - medical residency
KW  - multidisciplinary residency
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - mental health
KW  - burnout
KW  - stress
KW  - anxiety
KW  - prospective
KW  - cohort
KW  - health care professional
KW  - medical student
AB  - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to high levels of physical, psychological, and social stress among health care professionals, including postgraduate students in medical and multidisciplinary residencies. This stress is associated with the intense fear of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus known to cause COVID-19. These professionals are at risk of developing physical and mental illnesses not only due to the infection but also due to prolonged exposure to multidimensional stress and continued work overload. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of mental disorders and burnout syndrome and determine the risk factors for burnout among postgraduate students in medical and multidisciplinary residencies in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: For this prospective cohort study with parallel groups, participants were recruited between July and September 2020 to achieve a sample size of at least 1144 participants. Research instruments such as Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; Patient Health Questionnaire; Brief Resilient Coping Scale; and Oldenburg Burnout Inventory will be used to collect data. Data will be collected in 2 waves: the first wave will include data related to sample characterization and psychosocial evaluation, and the second wave will be launched 12 weeks later and will include an evaluation of the incidence of burnout as well as correlations with the potential predictive factors collected in the first wave. Additionally, we will collect data regarding participants’ withdrawal from work. Results: The recruitment took place from July 29 to September 5, 2020. Data analyses for this phase is already in progress. The second phase of the study is also in progress. The final data collection began on December 1, 2020, and it will be completed by December 31, 2020. Conclusions: We believe the findings of this study will help evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health conditions of health professionals in Brazil as well as contribute to the planning and implementation of appropriate measures that can alleviate these mental health challenges. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/24298 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/1/e24298
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/24298
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33290246
DO  - 10.2196/24298
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/24298
ER  -