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Table 4 Characteristics of studies on burnout among medical students in the Middle East (N = 7)

From: Burnout among healthcare providers in the complex environment of the Middle East: a systematic review

First Author, Year

Country

Study population

Burnout assessment

EE (%) or mean ± SD

DP (%) or mean ± SD

PA (%) or mean ± SD

Overall Burnout or mean ± SD

Al-Alawi, 2017 [169]

Oman

Medical students (N = 662)

MBI

30.1%

33.9%

31.1%

7.4%^

Almalki, 2017 [170]

Saudi Arabia

Medical students (N = 249)

MBI-HSS

62.2%

58.6%

60.2%

67.1%*

Altannir, 2019 [171]

Saudi Arabia

Medical students (N = 276)

MBI

18.5 ± 10.3

17.4%

14.2 ± 9.2

56.9%

28.7 ± 9.5

14.9%

13.4^

Ebrahimi, 2018 [172]

Iran

Medical students (N = 230)

MBI

20.2 ± 10.2

6.7 ± 5.3

34.9 ± 8.6

–

Fares, 2016 [173]

Lebanon

Medical students (N = 165)

MBI-HSS

–

–

–

75%+

Sevencan, 2010 [175]

Turkey

Medical students (N = 302)

MBI

25.5 ± 7.5

11.3 ± 3.9

24.7 ± 3.4

–

Talih, 2018 [174]

Lebanon

Medical students (N = 176)

Burnout Measure

–

–

–

43%

  1. Abbreviations: MBI = Maslach Burnout Inventory; MBI-HSS = Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey
  2. *Overall burnout prevalence based on high burnout score in at least one of the burnout categories
  3. ^Overall burnout prevalence based on high burnout scores in all three of the burnout categories
  4. +Unclear how overall burnout prevalence was defined